# Cherki Village, Sherghati, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/cherki/ Village · Sherghati, Gaya # Cherki Cherki is a village in Sherghati sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,541 people in 604 households**, the 5th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%. - 3,541people (2011) - 604households - 68.3%literacy - 935females per 1,000 males ## Cherki PIN code and other codes Cherki falls in Sherghati sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatCherki - Community development blockSherghati - Census village code256289 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Cherki from nearby towns? - Sherghati (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)16 km by road - Sherghati (nearest town)17 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 Cherki? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Cherki; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Cherki - ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Cherki known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 15% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Cherki Of every 100 households in Cherki in 2011, 1 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Cherki · ■ Sherghati rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **8% Toilet within the home ****20%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **82% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **95% Use banking services ****46%** **42% Television ****17%** **6% Mobile phone ****46%** **44% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **35% Own their home ****98%** **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 Cherki? ■ Cherki · ■ Sherghati rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%** **59.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **941 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **997 Working population ****30.3%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.3% for men and 56.5% for women. 43% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 184 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 300 (28%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (4%) · **■** Marginal 539 (50%) 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 Sherghati - Chetab Kalan5,803 people - Gopalpur5,791 people - Bar4,868 people - Chilam4,311 people - Barawan3,194 people - Kachauri3,128 people - Khandail3,040 people - Mahammadpur2,712 people [All 86 villages in Sherghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Cherki from Gaya?16 km by road - What is the population of Cherki?3,541 (Census 2011) - Which district is Cherki in?Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Cherki?68.3% (Census 2011)