# Chak Bharo Village, Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/chak-bharo/ Village · Simri Bakhtiarpur, Saharsa # Chak Bharo Chak Bharo is a village in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,274 people in 1,092 households**, the 16th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.8%. - 5,274people (2011) - 1,092households - 58.2%literacy - 909females per 1,000 males ## Chak Bharo PIN code and other codes Chak Bharo falls in Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChakbharo - Community development blockSimri Bakhtiarpur - Census village code226637 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chak Bharo from nearby towns? - Simri Bakhtiarpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)33 km by road - Saharsa (nearest town)33 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 Chak Bharo? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Chak Bharo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Simri - ○Degree college10+ km · Simri Bakhtiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Simri Bakhatiyarpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Chak Bharo known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 488 hectares of village land is sown, and 219 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 Chak Bharo Of every 100 households in Chak Bharo in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chak Bharo · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **12% Toilet within the home ****9%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****49%** **32% Television ****12%** **8% Mobile phone ****33%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****46%** **38% Own their home ****99%** **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 Chak Bharo? ■ Chak Bharo · ■ Simri Bakhtiarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.2%** **48.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **901 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835** **931 Working population ****28.0%** **31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.8% for men and 45.7% for women. 42% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 122 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 375 (25%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 127 (9%) · **■** Marginal 851 (58%) 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 Simri Bakhtiarpur - Khamauti6,427 people - Bhatauni6,218 people - Agar6,182 people - Rampur5,675 people - Baghwa4,960 people - Raipura4,743 people - Hamidpur4,620 people - Khajuri4,566 people [All 60 villages in Simri Bakhtiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/simri-bakhtiarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chak Bharo from Saharsa?33 km by road - What is the population of Chak Bharo?5,274 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chak Bharo in?Saharsa district (Simri Bakhtiarpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chak Bharo?58.2% (Census 2011)