# Chak Sikandar Village, Morwa, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/morwa/chak-sikandar/ Village · Morwa, Samastipur # Chak Sikandar Chak Sikandar is a village in Morwa sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,974 people in 1,369 households**, the 7th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 6,974people (2011) - 1,369households - 52.3%literacy - 905females per 1,000 males ## Chak Sikandar PIN code and other codes Chak Sikandar falls in Morwa sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChaksikandar - Community development blockMorwa - Census village code236732 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chak Sikandar from nearby towns? - Morwa (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)32 km by road - Samsatipur (nearest town)32 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 Sikandar? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Chak Sikandar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Samastipur - ○Degree college10+ km · Samastipur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 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 Sikandar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 481 hectares of village land is sown, and 314 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 Sikandar Of every 100 households in Chak Sikandar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chak Sikandar · ■ Morwa rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **6% Toilet within the home ****6%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **85% Tap water ****13%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****52%** **47% Television ****5%** **9% Mobile phone ****55%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **23% Own their home ****99%** **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 Chak Sikandar? ■ Chak Sikandar · ■ Morwa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.3%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****874** **923 Working population ****32.4%** **28.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.1% for men and 39.5% for women. 46% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 486 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 987 (44%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 94 (4%) · **■** Marginal 690 (31%) 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 Morwa - Dharampur Bande12,803 people - HarpurBhindi9,182 people - Chak pahar8,074 people - Maricha7,098 people - Gunai Basti6,710 people - Banbira6,224 people - Kesho Naraenpur5,850 people - Larua5,511 people [All 61 villages in Morwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/morwa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chak Sikandar from Samastipur?32 km by road - What is the population of Chak Sikandar?6,974 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chak Sikandar in?Samastipur district (Morwa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chak Sikandar?52.3% (Census 2011)