# Haidar Chak Village, Shekhopur Sarai, Sheikhpura (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/shekhopur-sarai/haidar-chak/ Village · Shekhopur Sarai, Sheikhpura # Haidar Chak Haidar Chak is a village in Shekhopur Sarai sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **697 people in 146 households**, the 21st largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 697people (2011) - 146households - 67.0%literacy - 1,125females per 1,000 males ## Haidar Chak PIN code and other codes Haidar Chak falls in Shekhopur Sarai sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBelaw - Community development blockShekhopur Sarai - Census village code243870 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Haidar Chak from nearby towns? - Shekhopur Sarai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Sheikhpura (district HQ)25 km by road - Barbigha (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 Haidar Chak? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Haidar 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn 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 school10+ km · Neemee - ○Degree college10+ km · Barbigha - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shekhopur Sarai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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 Haidar Chak known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Haidar Chak Of every 100 households in Haidar Chak in 2011, 4 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Haidar Chak · ■ Shekhopur Sarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **9% Toilet within the home ****7%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **67% Tap water ****1%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **93% Use banking services ****25%** **44% Television ****3%** **12% Mobile phone ****42%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****2%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****49%** **30% Own their home ****99%** **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 Haidar Chak? ■ Haidar Chak · ■ Shekhopur Sarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1125** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057** **923 Working population ****27.8%** **37.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 56.7% for women. 41% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 56 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (67%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%) 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 Shekhopur Sarai - Jahangirpur Urf Madhepur996 people - Rahincha940 people - Mian Bigha876 people - Khuria773 people - Baih Katta658 people - Mohsimpur529 people - Ahmadpur471 people - Mohammadpur Nimi352 people [All 30 villages in Shekhopur Sarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/shekhopur-sarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Haidar Chak from Sheikhpura?25 km by road - What is the population of Haidar Chak?697 (Census 2011) - Which district is Haidar Chak in?Sheikhpura district (Shekhopur Sarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Haidar Chak?67.0% (Census 2011)