# Chakwa Village, Runisaidpur, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/runisaidpur/chakwa/ Village · Runisaidpur, Sitamarhi # Chakwa Chakwa is a village in Runisaidpur sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843323**. The 2011 Census counted **1,974 people in 473 households**, the 57th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%. - 1,974people (2011) - 473households - 55.8%literacy - 843323PIN code ## Chakwa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chakwa is 843323.** Chakwa falls in Runisaidpur sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - PIN code843323 - Gram panchayatManik Chauk Dakshini - Community development blockRunisaidpur - Census village code219471 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chakwa from nearby towns? - Runisaidpur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)18 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)18 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 Chakwa? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Chakwa; 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 · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Manik Chauk - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes 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 Chakwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Chakwa Of every 100 households in Chakwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chakwa · ■ Runisaidpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **9% Toilet within the home ****18%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **79% Tap water ****4%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****83%** **36% Television ****5%** **8% Mobile phone ****54%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **34% 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 Chakwa? ■ Chakwa · ■ Runisaidpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%** **52.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902** **885 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****913** **928 Working population ****32.8%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.0% for men and 46.8% for women. 47% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 79 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (6%) · **■** Marginal 523 (81%) 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 Runisaidpur - Kuahi2,084 people - Hajipur Basantpur2,072 people - Baghauni2,023 people - Ibrahimpur2,014 people - Ghausnagar1,958 people - Khopa1,915 people - SagriDih urf Siridih1,896 people - Waina1,874 people [All 102 villages in Runisaidpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/runisaidpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chakwa?843323 - How far is Chakwa from Sitamarhi?18 km by road - What is the population of Chakwa?1,974 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chakwa in?Sitamarhi district (Runisaidpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chakwa?55.8% (Census 2011)