# Chakia Village, Katiya, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Katiya, Gopalganj 

# Chakia

Chakia is a village in Katiya sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **276 people in 43 households**, the 94th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 276people (2011)
- 43households
- 61.6%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Chakia PIN code and other codes

Chakia falls in Katiya sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPararia
- Community development blockKatiya
- Census village code229775

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

## How far is Chakia from nearby towns?

- Katiya (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)60 km by road
- Katiya (nearest town)4 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 Chakia?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chakia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kalayanpur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Katiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gopalganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Devariya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Chakia known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and potato**. About 80% of the 8 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Chakia

Of every 100 households in Chakia in 2011, 66 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 98 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chakia · ■ Katiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**59%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****96%**

**68%

Television ****11%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****98%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**15%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****0%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Chakia?

■ Chakia · ■ Katiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**1114

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773**

**979

Working population ****56.9%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 45.7% for women. 64% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 14 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (12%) · **■** Other work 7 (4%) · **■** Marginal 117 (75%)

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 Katiya

- Bharthahi311 people
- Khadahi302 people
- Sawanaha292 people
- Dhodhila282 people
- Pahladwa271 people
- Naharpur270 people
- Indarwa256 people
- Bishunpura184 people

[All 116 villages in Katiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/katiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chakia from Gopalganj?60 km by road
- What is the population of Chakia?276 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakia in?Gopalganj district (Katiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chakia?61.6% (Census 2011)