# Chakia Village, Panapur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Panapur, Saran 

# Chakia

Chakia is a village in Panapur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,506 people in 604 households**, the 8th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.9%.

- 3,506people (2011)
- 604households
- 54.7%literacy
- 854females per 1,000 males

## Chakia PIN code and other codes

Chakia falls in Panapur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChakiya
- Community development blockPanapur
- Census village code232898

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

## How far is Chakia from nearby towns?

- Panapur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)40 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)34 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 Chakia?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Masharkh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Masharkh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Chakia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 312 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Chakia

Of every 100 households in Chakia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chakia · ■ Panapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**87%

Tap water ****9%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****58%**

**52%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chakia?

■ Chakia · ■ Panapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.7%**

**57.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**946

Working population ****32.1%**

**26.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 42.5% for women. 48% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 293 (26%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (2%) · **■** Marginal 797 (71%)

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 Panapur

- Satjora4,712 people
- Dhanauti4,571 people
- Kondh3,656 people
- Totaha Jagatpur3,652 people
- Bakwa3,254 people
- Turki3,202 people
- Laguni3,005 people
- Dubauli2,870 people

[All 69 villages in Panapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/panapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chakia from Chhapra?40 km by road
- What is the population of Chakia?3,506 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakia in?Saran district (Panapur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chakia?54.7% (Census 2011)