# Kashmiri Chak Village, Noorsarai, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/noorsarai/kashmiri-chak/ Village · Noorsarai, Nalanda # Kashmiri Chak Kashmiri Chak is a village in Noorsarai sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,753 people in 293 households**, the 36th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.4%. - 1,753people (2011) - 293households - 60.7%literacy - 935females per 1,000 males ## Kashmiri Chak PIN code and other codes Kashmiri Chak falls in Noorsarai sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatNirpur - Community development blockNoorsarai - Census village code244635 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kashmiri Chak from nearby towns? - Noorsarai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)15 km by road - Biharsharif (nearest town)15 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 Kashmiri Chak? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Kashmiri Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Noorsarai - ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Kashmiri Chak known for? The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 100% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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 Kashmiri Chak Of every 100 households in Kashmiri Chak in 2011, 1 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kashmiri Chak · ■ Noorsarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **13% Toilet within the home ****13%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **74% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **92% Use banking services ****33%** **47% Television ****10%** **18% Mobile phone ****50%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****36%** **34% 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 Kashmiri Chak? ■ Kashmiri Chak · ■ Noorsarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%** **64.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935** **932 Working population ****38.2%** **36.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.4% for men and 47.2% for women. 52% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 97 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 520 (78%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 43 (6%) · **■** Marginal 9 (1%) 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 Noorsarai - Kewai1,842 people - Sultanpur1,792 people - Hinganpura1,791 people - Ahiapur1,787 people - Nosra1,683 people - Mandachh1,650 people - Ratanpur1,642 people - Nari1,577 people [All 62 villages in Noorsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/noorsarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Kashmiri Chak from Biharsharif?15 km by road - What is the population of Kashmiri Chak?1,753 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kashmiri Chak in?Nalanda district (Noorsarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Kashmiri Chak?60.7% (Census 2011)