# Chak Makhdum Alam Village, Raghunathpur, Siwan (Bihar)

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Village · Raghunathpur, Siwan 

# Chak Makhdum Alam

Chak Makhdum Alam is a village in Raghunathpur sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **212 people in 28 households**, the 85th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.2%.

- 212people (2011)
- 28households
- 67.9%literacy
- 1,409females per 1,000 males

## Chak Makhdum Alam PIN code and other codes

Chak Makhdum Alam falls in Raghunathpur sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChakri
- Community development blockRaghunathpur
- Census village code232573

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

## How far is Chak Makhdum Alam from nearby towns?

- Raghunathpur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)28 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)28 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 Chak Makhdum Alam?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Chak Makhdum Alam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chak Makhdum Alam
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Anwar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Chak Makhdum Alam known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 12 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Chak Makhdum Alam

Of every 100 households in Chak Makhdum Alam in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chak Makhdum Alam · ■ Raghunathpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****66%**

**80%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**15%

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 Chak Makhdum Alam?

■ Chak Makhdum Alam · ■ Raghunathpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%**

**68.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1409**

**1022

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1800**

**942

Working population ****16.0%**

**27.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 55.7% for women. 38% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 23 (68%) · **■** Other work 9 (26%) · **■** Marginal 2 (6%)

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 Raghunathpur

- Daulatpur323 people
- Mianchandi292 people
- Bhulli Chakri258 people
- Surajbalia253 people
- Tallahar201 people
- Bharthipatti191 people
- Moti Chak187 people
- Lahladpur185 people

[All 127 villages in Raghunathpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/raghunathpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chak Makhdum Alam from Siwan?28 km by road
- What is the population of Chak Makhdum Alam?212 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Makhdum Alam in?Siwan district (Raghunathpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Makhdum Alam?67.9% (Census 2011)