# Chakwa Village, Baruraj, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Baruraj, Muzaffarpur 

# Chakwa

Chakwa is a village in Baruraj sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,230 people in 241 households**, the 88th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 1,230people (2011)
- 241households
- 64.8%literacy
- 841females per 1,000 males

## Chakwa PIN code and other codes

Chakwa falls in Baruraj sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatManguraha Tajpur
- Community development blockBaruraj
- Census village code228095

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

## How far is Chakwa from nearby towns?

- Baruraj (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (district HQ)47 km by road
- Motipur (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 Chakwa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chakwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baruraj Motipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 2 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 Chakwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Chakwa

Of every 100 households in Chakwa in 2011, 20 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chakwa · ■ Baruraj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****77%**

**44%

Television ****6%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**17%

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 Chakwa?

■ Chakwa · ■ Baruraj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****841**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876**

**926

Working population ****29.8%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 50.8% for women. 52% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 56 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (3%) · **■** Marginal 289 (79%)

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 Baruraj

- Jagdewan Chhapra1,286 people
- Dhanauti1,283 people
- Sasna1,247 people
- Bishunpur Lakhansen1,243 people
- Donra Chhapra1,224 people
- Bathnaha urf Madhopur Ram1,213 people
- Mathiha1,143 people
- Manikpur1,140 people

[All 129 villages in Baruraj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/baruraj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chakwa from Muzaffarpur?47 km by road
- What is the population of Chakwa?1,230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakwa in?Muzaffarpur district (Baruraj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chakwa?64.8% (Census 2011)