# Chakni Village, Sursand, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sursand, Sitamarhi 

# Chakni

Chakni is a village in Sursand sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,014 people in 332 households**, the 40th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 2,014people (2011)
- 332households
- 55.4%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Chakni PIN code and other codes

Chakni falls in Sursand sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDiwari Matauna
- Community development blockSursand
- Census village code219250

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chakni from nearby towns?

- Sursand (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)36 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)36 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 Chakni?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chakni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Darha Bari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sursand
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Chakni known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Chakni

Of every 100 households in Chakni in 2011, 49 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chakni · ■ Sursand rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****15%**

**28%

Television ****7%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**32%

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 Chakni?

■ Chakni · ■ Sursand rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.4%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**927

Working population ****26.7%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 41.8% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 351 (65%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 53 (10%) · **■** Marginal 43 (8%)

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 Sursand

- Majhaulia2,348 people
- Gopalpur2,193 people
- Bakhari2,192 people
- Sundarpur2,150 people
- Sihniapatti1,886 people
- Bindi Nowabad1,877 people
- Bhamua1,868 people
- Kabira1,638 people

[All 53 villages in Sursand](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/sursand/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chakni from Sitamarhi?36 km by road
- What is the population of Chakni?2,014 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakni in?Sitamarhi district (Sursand sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chakni?55.4% (Census 2011)