# Chak Salempur Village, Surajgarha, Lakhisarai (Bihar)

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Village · Surajgarha, Lakhisarai 

# Chak Salempur

Chak Salempur is a village in Surajgarha sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **352 people in 56 households**, the 100th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 352people (2011)
- 56households
- 65.7%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Chak Salempur PIN code and other codes

Chak Salempur falls in Surajgarha sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSlempur East
- Community development blockSurajgarha
- Census village code243408

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

## How far is Chak Salempur from nearby towns?

- Surajgarha (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ)26 km by road
- Lakhisarai (nearest town)26 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 Salempur?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kajra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Salempur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 11 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Salempur

Of every 100 households in Chak Salempur in 2011, 67 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chak Salempur · ■ Surajgarha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**41%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****89%**

**65%

Television ****11%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**27%

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 Chak Salempur?

■ Chak Salempur · ■ Surajgarha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**919

Working population ****23.9%**

**31.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 50.7% for women. 43% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 28 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (8%) · **■** Other work 6 (7%) · **■** Marginal 43 (51%)

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 Surajgarha

- Kaleanpur469 people
- Kishanpur467 people
- Sangrampur440 people
- Ratnupur English379 people
- Chak Salempur332 people
- Belaunja331 people
- Aima Mustafapur281 people
- Milik200 people

[All 184 villages in Surajgarha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chak Salempur from Lakhisarai?26 km by road
- What is the population of Chak Salempur?352 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Salempur in?Lakhisarai district (Surajgarha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Salempur?65.7% (Census 2011)