# Nur Chak Village, Paliganj, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Paliganj, Patna 

# Nur Chak

Nur Chak is a village in Paliganj sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,528 people in 219 households**, the 62nd largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 1,528people (2011)
- 219households
- 69.3%literacy
- 857females per 1,000 males

## Nur Chak PIN code and other codes

Nur Chak falls in Paliganj sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJarkha
- Community development blockPaliganj
- Census village code245800

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

## How far is Nur Chak from nearby towns?

- Paliganj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)70 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)18 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 Nur Chak?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Paliganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Paliganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Nur Chak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Nur Chak

Of every 100 households in Nur Chak in 2011, 0 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Nur Chak · ■ Paliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**66%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****50%**

**52%

Television ****14%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**25%

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 Nur Chak?

■ Nur Chak · ■ Paliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868**

**943

Working population ****49.0%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 53.3% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 87 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 372 (50%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 74 (10%) · **■** Marginal 207 (28%)

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 Paliganj

- Ranipur1,584 people
- Ataulah1,576 people
- Jalpura1,570 people
- Masaurhi1,547 people
- Gulli Tanr1,490 people
- Kharanti Khurd1,487 people
- Muhammadpur1,452 people
- Kalhe Kurha1,446 people

[All 117 villages in Paliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/paliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nur Chak from Patna?70 km by road
- What is the population of Nur Chak?1,528 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nur Chak in?Patna district (Paliganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Nur Chak?69.3% (Census 2011)