# Kasturi Chak Village, Sonepur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonepur, Saran 

# Kasturi Chak

Kasturi Chak is a village in Sonepur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,927 people in 310 households**, the 43rd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 1,927people (2011)
- 310households
- 78.3%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Kasturi Chak PIN code and other codes

Kasturi Chak falls in Sonepur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHasilpur
- Community development blockSonepur
- Census village code234490

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

## How far is Kasturi Chak from nearby towns?

- Sonepur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)42 km by road
- Sonepur (nearest town)12 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 Kasturi Chak?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kasturi Chak; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Naya Gaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sonepur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hajipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Kasturi Chak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Kasturi Chak

Of every 100 households in Kasturi Chak in 2011, 50 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kasturi Chak · ■ Sonepur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****55%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**74%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**88%

Use banking services ****79%**

**57%

Television ****49%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**19%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Kasturi Chak?

■ Kasturi Chak · ■ Sonepur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**905

Working population ****23.7%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 69.5% for women. 42% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 128 (28%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 225 (49%) · **■** Marginal 99 (22%)

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 Sonepur

- Faqrabad2,105 people
- Jaitiya2,098 people
- Chhapra2,074 people
- Baqarpur1,944 people
- Parvezabad1,583 people
- Chhittu Pakar1,529 people
- ChakDaria1,485 people
- Garibpatti1,484 people

[All 98 villages in Sonepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/sonepur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kasturi Chak from Chhapra?42 km by road
- What is the population of Kasturi Chak?1,927 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kasturi Chak in?Saran district (Sonepur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kasturi Chak?78.3% (Census 2011)