Village · Hajipur, Vaishali # Chak Shama Chak Shama is a village in Hajipur sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,420 people in 358 households, the 35th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%. - 2,420 people (2011) - 358 households - 61.4% literacy - 866 females per 1,000 males ## Chak Shama PIN code and other codes Chak Shama falls in Hajipur sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Daulatput Chandi - Community development block Hajipur - Census village code 235567 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chak Shama from nearby towns? - Hajipur (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ) 11 km by road - Hajipur (nearest town) 11 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chak Shama? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Chak Shama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Damodarpur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Hajipur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Haji Pur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chak Shama known for? The main crops are paddy. About 100% of the 29 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chak Shama Of every 100 households in Chak Shama in 2011, 8 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chak Shama · ■ Hajipur rural average - Electricity for lighting 8% 24% - Toilet within the home 20% 35% - No toilet (open defecation) 79% 63% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 28% 50% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 14% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 85% - Use banking services 36% 60% - Television 23% 25% - Mobile phone 46% 61% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 7% 13% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 22% 14% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chak Shama? ■ Chak Shama · ■ Hajipur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.4% 69.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 866 883 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 904 887 - Working population 26.7% 27.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.3% for men and 48.8% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 59 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 281 (43%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 244 (38%) · ■ Marginal 58 (9%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Hajipur - Akilabad 2,651 people - Saidpur Rajauli 2,645 people - Thathan Buzurg 2,495 people - Nawada Khurd 2,461 people - Senduari Basdeo urf Chapta 2,385 people - Rampur Nausahan 2,347 people - Nawada Kalan 2,278 people - Ahmadpur LakhnichakAulai 2,156 people All 211 villages in Hajipur ## Quick answers - How far is Chak Shama from Hajipur? 11 km by road - What is the population of Chak Shama? 2,420 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chak Shama in? Vaishali district (Hajipur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chak Shama? 61.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/hajipur/chak-shama-235567/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.