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

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Mir Chak

Mir Chak is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **713 people in 130 households**, the 102nd largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 713people (2011)
- 130households
- 83.9%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Mir Chak PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatGurua
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255678

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

## How far is Mir Chak from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)55 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)16 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 Mir Chak?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○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
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Mir Chak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 13 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Mir Chak

Of every 100 households in Mir Chak in 2011, 0 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mir Chak · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**93%

Use banking services ****94%**

**44%

Television ****34%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Mir Chak?

■ Mir Chak · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1191**

**961

Working population ****55.5%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.8% for men and 72.7% for women. 54% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (39%) · **■** Household industry 43 (11%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 136 (34%)

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

- Atopur731 people
- Arsi Kalan730 people
- Akothara727 people
- Kathautiya724 people
- Bazidpur709 people
- Rampur706 people
- Keturi700 people
- Chando Khara698 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Mir Chak from Gaya?55 km by road
- What is the population of Mir Chak?713 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mir Chak in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Mir Chak?83.9% (Census 2011)