# Chiksil Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/chiksil/ Village · Karakat, Rohtas # Chiksil Chiksil is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,006 people in 410 households**, the 34th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%. - 2,006people (2011) - 410households - 45.4%literacy - 938females per 1,000 males ## Chiksil PIN code and other codes Chiksil falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChiksil - Community development blockKarakat - Census village code251311 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chiksil from nearby towns? - Karakat (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Sasaram (district HQ)60 km by road - Bikramganj (nearest town)10 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 Chiksil? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Chiksil; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kurur - ○Degree college10+ km · Aara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Chiksil known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Chiksil Of every 100 households in Chiksil in 2011, 4 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chiksil · ■ Karakat rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **14% Toilet within the home ****8%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **78% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **84% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **93% Use banking services ****31%** **66% Television ****12%** **19% Mobile phone ****37%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****57%** **18% 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 Chiksil? ■ Chiksil · ■ Karakat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.4%** **73.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938** **920 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967** **926 Working population ****36.4%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 52.1% for men and 38.1% for women. 48% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 87 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (7%) · **■** Marginal 567 (78%) 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 Karakat - Dhanhara2,209 people - Gharwasdih2,074 people - Nawada2,032 people - Kirhi2,014 people - Bad1,979 people - Sonbarsa1,958 people - Osawan1,952 people - Chaugai1,939 people [All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chiksil from Sasaram?60 km by road - What is the population of Chiksil?2,006 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chiksil in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chiksil?45.4% (Census 2011)