# Chak Murtaza Village, Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/chak-murtaza/ Village · Dalsinghsarai, Samastipur # Chak Murtaza Chak Murtaza is a village in Dalsinghsarai sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,055 people in 214 households**, the 35th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 1,055people (2011) - 214households - 64.6%literacy - 954females per 1,000 males ## Chak Murtaza PIN code and other codes Chak Murtaza falls in Dalsinghsarai sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPagra - Community development blockDalsinghsarai - Census village code237026 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chak Murtaza from nearby towns? - Dalsinghsarai (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)28 km by road - Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)2 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 Murtaza? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Chak Murtaza; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dalsingh Sarai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dalsingh Sarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Murtaza known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 25 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Murtaza Of every 100 households in Chak Murtaza in 2011, 2 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chak Murtaza · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **6% Toilet within the home ****15%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **93% Use banking services ****5%** **36% Television ****8%** **8% Mobile phone ****18%** **47% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****54%** **26% Own their home ****88%** **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 Murtaza? ■ Chak Murtaza · ■ Dalsinghsarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067** **943 Working population ****26.4%** **30.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.2% for men and 52.0% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 27 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (44%) · **■** Other work 122 (44%) · **■** Marginal 7 (3%) 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 Dalsinghsarai - Bhatgawan1,689 people - Biswaspur1,526 people - Bhairopatti1,119 people - Boriawan1,111 people - Mahnaia728 people - Chak Biswas633 people - Rampur Mahima471 people - Soera445 people [All 47 villages in Dalsinghsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/dalsinghsarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chak Murtaza from Samastipur?28 km by road - What is the population of Chak Murtaza?1,055 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chak Murtaza in?Samastipur district (Dalsinghsarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chak Murtaza?64.6% (Census 2011)