# Mahmud Chak Village, Sonepur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/sonepur/mahmud-chak/ Village · Sonepur, Saran # Mahmud Chak Mahmud Chak is a village in Sonepur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,795 people in 462 households**, the 29th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%. - 2,795people (2011) - 462households - 68.0%literacy - 894females per 1,000 males ## Mahmud Chak PIN code and other codes Mahmud Chak falls in Sonepur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRasulpur - Community development blockSonepur - Census village code234497 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahmud Chak from nearby towns? - Sonepur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)38 km by road - Sonepur (nearest town)10 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 Mahmud Chak? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Mahmud Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonepur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sonepur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hajipur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps 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 Mahmud Chak known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 56% of the 103 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Mahmud Chak Of every 100 households in Mahmud Chak in 2011, 38 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mahmud Chak · ■ Sonepur rural average Electricity for lighting ****38%** **26% Toilet within the home ****25%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **74% Tap water ****4%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **88% Use banking services ****58%** **57% Television ****22%** **27% Mobile phone ****53%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **19% Own their home ****97%** **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 Mahmud Chak? ■ Mahmud Chak · ■ Sonepur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%** **64.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885** **905 Working population ****41.1%** **26.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.4% for men and 55.2% for women. 46% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 53 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 203 (18%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 296 (26%) · **■** Marginal 592 (52%) 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 - Sobhepur3,205 people - Chitarsenpur2,939 people - Mirzapur2,931 people - Gangajal2,867 people - Hasilpur2,591 people - Sabalpur2,537 people - Rahimpur2,474 people - Chhitar Chak2,414 people [All 98 villages in Sonepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/sonepur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Mahmud Chak from Chhapra?38 km by road - What is the population of Mahmud Chak?2,795 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahmud Chak in?Saran district (Sonepur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Mahmud Chak?68.0% (Census 2011)