# Chikna Chak Village, Charaut, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/charaut/chikna-chak/ Village · Charaut, Sitamarhi # Chikna Chak Chikna Chak is a village in Charaut sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843320**. The 2011 Census counted **1,561 people in 399 households**, the 12th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.2%. - 1,561people (2011) - 399households - 50.2%literacy - 843320PIN code ## Chikna Chak PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chikna Chak is 843320.** Chikna Chak falls in Charaut sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - PIN code843320 - Gram panchayatBhantawari - Community development blockCharaut - Census village code219686 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chikna Chak from nearby towns? - Charaut (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)35 km by road - Janakpur Road (nearest town)17 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 Chikna Chak? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Chikna Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 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 Chikna Chak known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Chikna Chak Of every 100 households in Chikna Chak in 2011, 2 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chikna Chak · ■ Charaut rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **13% Toilet within the home ****12%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **74% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **93% Use banking services ****11%** **39% Television ****10%** **9% Mobile phone ****33%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****41%** **21% Own their home ****99%** **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 Chikna Chak? ■ Chikna Chak · ■ Charaut rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.2%** **55.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892** **900 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007** **954 Working population ****48.8%** **34.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.1% for men and 36.6% for women. 59% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 123 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (3%) · **■** Marginal 546 (72%) 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 Charaut - Chandar Saina2,823 people - Khoria2,583 people - Balsa2,056 people - Bhutaha2,021 people - Az Rakbe Balsa781 people - Dumarbana611 people - Az Rakbe Damodarpatti588 people - Bishunpur538 people [All 17 villages in Charaut](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/charaut/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chikna Chak?843320 - How far is Chikna Chak from Sitamarhi?35 km by road - What is the population of Chikna Chak?1,561 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chikna Chak in?Sitamarhi district (Charaut sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chikna Chak?50.2% (Census 2011)