# Chak Village, Gurua, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Chak

Chak is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **906 people in 108 households**, the 87th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 906people (2011)
- 108households
- 71.1%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Chak PIN code and other codes

Chak falls in Gurua sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSimaru
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255639

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chak from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)57 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chak?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Simaru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gurua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 53 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chak

Of every 100 households in Chak in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chak · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****70%**

**44%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chak?

■ Chak · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**961

Working population ****41.3%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 58.7% for women. 51% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 270 (72%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (9%) · **■** Marginal 19 (5%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Gurua

- Shukul Khap933 people
- Chalhopur931 people
- Salaipura912 people
- Seni Chak910 people
- Kanaudi891 people
- Baidpura884 people
- Kendua884 people
- Naser863 people

[All 182 villages in Gurua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gurua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chak from Gaya?57 km by road
- What is the population of Chak?906 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chak?71.1% (Census 2011)