# Chakia Village, Taraiya, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/taraiya/chakia/ Village · Taraiya, Saran # Chakia Chakia is a village in Taraiya sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **666 people in 115 households**, the 59th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.8%. - 666people (2011) - 115households - 66.4%literacy - 887females per 1,000 males ## Chakia PIN code and other codes Chakia falls in Taraiya sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDumari - Community development blockTaraiya - Census village code232962 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? - Taraiya (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)45 km by road - Marhaura (nearest town)15 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? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Chakia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Taraiya - ○Degree college10+ km · Amnour - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 99% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chakia · ■ Taraiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **4% Toilet within the home ****10%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****40%** **56% Television ****4%** **14% Mobile phone ****38%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****39%** **16% 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 · ■ Taraiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%** **61.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887** **975 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****684** **926 Working population ****28.7%** **27.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.5% for men and 53.7% for women. 49% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what **** **■** Cultivators 187 (98%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) 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 Taraiya - Faridanpur755 people - Murlipur749 people - Bagahi Harakhpur741 people - sitalpatti667 people - Sanikhairati638 people - sirmi624 people - Ramkola559 people - Chandpura557 people [All 86 villages in Taraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/taraiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chakia from Chhapra?45 km by road - What is the population of Chakia?666 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chakia in?Saran district (Taraiya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chakia?66.4% (Census 2011)