# Chaknia Village, Chakia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Chakia, Purba Champaran 

# Chaknia

Chaknia is a village in Chakia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845416**. The 2011 Census counted **3,383 people in 555 households**, the 19th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 3,383people (2011)
- 555households
- 42.0%literacy
- 845416PIN code

## Chaknia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chaknia is 845416.** Chaknia falls in Chakia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845416
- Gram panchayatBhirkhia
- Community development blockChakia
- Census village code218455

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

## How far is Chaknia from nearby towns?

- Chakia (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)30 km by road
- Chakia (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 Chaknia?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Chaknia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jiwdhara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Chaknia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 356 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Chaknia

Of every 100 households in Chaknia in 2011, 8 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chaknia · ■ Chakia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**56%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****65%**

**54%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**13%

Own their home ****97%**

**99%

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 Chaknia?

■ Chaknia · ■ Chakia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.0%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795**

**949

Working population ****38.1%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.7% for men and 31.8% for women. 40% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 702 (54%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (3%) · **■** Marginal 458 (36%)

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 Chakia

- Jamunia3,714 people
- Tikuliya3,688 people
- Khairi Mal3,608 people
- Chak Bara3,495 people
- Harpur3,373 people
- Pipra3,352 people
- Balwa3,329 people
- Kunarpur3,239 people

[All 78 villages in Chakia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chakia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chaknia?845416
- How far is Chaknia from Motihari?30 km by road
- What is the population of Chaknia?3,383 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaknia in?Purba Champaran district (Chakia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chaknia?42.0% (Census 2011)