Village · Gurua, Gaya
# Seni Chak

Seni Chak is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 910 people in 149 households, the 86th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.
- 910 people (2011)
- 149 households
- 64.7% literacy
- 908 females per 1,000 males

## Seni Chak PIN code and other codes

Seni Chak falls in Gurua sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Paluhara
- Community development block Gurua
- Census village code 255694

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Seni Chak from nearby towns?
- Gurua (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ) 45 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town) 12 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Seni Chak?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gurua
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Seni Chak known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 87% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Seni Chak

Of every 100 households in Seni Chak in 2011, 43 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Seni Chak · ■ Gurua rural average
- Electricity for lighting 43% 4%
- Toilet within the home 45% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 48% 81%
- Tap water 7% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 38% 44%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 72% 93%
- Use banking services 33% 44%
- Television 4% 6%
- Mobile phone 96% 49%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 1% 31%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Seni Chak?

■ Seni Chak · ■ Gurua rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 64.7% 63.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 908 940
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 864 961
- Working population 40.5% 40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 57.0% for women. 49% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 33 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 63 (17%) · ■ Other work 10 (3%) · ■ Marginal 263 (71%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gurua
- Jalpa 934 people
- Shukul Khap 933 people
- Chalhopur 931 people
- Salaipura 912 people
- Chak 906 people
- Kanaudi 891 people
- Baidpura 884 people
- Kendua 884 people

All 182 villages in Gurua

## Quick answers
- How far is Seni Chak from Gaya? 45 km by road
- What is the population of Seni Chak? 910 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Seni Chak in? Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Seni Chak? 64.7% (Census 2011)

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