# Shekhauna Chak Village, Lalganj, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/lalganj/shekhauna-chak/ Village · Lalganj, Vaishali # Shekhauna Chak Shekhauna Chak is a village in Lalganj sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,223 people in 574 households**, the 25th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%. - 3,223people (2011) - 574households - 66.1%literacy - 885females per 1,000 males ## Shekhauna Chak PIN code and other codes Shekhauna Chak falls in Lalganj sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBhatauli Bhagwanpur - Community development blockLalganj - Census village code234831 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shekhauna Chak from nearby towns? - Lalganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)15 km by road - Lalganj (nearest town)10 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 Shekhauna Chak? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhauna Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lalganj - ○Degree college5–10 km · Lalganj - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Lalganj - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Shekhauna Chak known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 7 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 Shekhauna Chak Of every 100 households in Shekhauna Chak in 2011, 22 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Shekhauna Chak · ■ Lalganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****22%** **19% Toilet within the home ****38%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **73% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **92% Use banking services ****63%** **51% Television ****20%** **18% Mobile phone ****52%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **18% Own their home ****98%** **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 Shekhauna Chak? ■ Shekhauna Chak · ■ Lalganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%** **69.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885** **881 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862** **895 Working population ****26.9%** **31.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.3% for men and 56.9% for women. 44% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 115 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 299 (34%) · **■** Household industry 29 (3%) · **■** Other work 253 (29%) · **■** Marginal 172 (20%) 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 Lalganj - Jafrabad3,356 people - Jaitepur Urf Nurnagar3,349 people - Bhagwanpur Pakri3,328 people - Puran Tanr3,262 people - Pakri Madsudan Urf Parmanandpu3,211 people - Sirsa Ram Rae3,105 people - Parbodhi Narind2,727 people - Rasulpur Urf Rasulnagar2,619 people [All 98 villages in Lalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/lalganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Shekhauna Chak from Hajipur?15 km by road - What is the population of Shekhauna Chak?3,223 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shekhauna Chak in?Vaishali district (Lalganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Shekhauna Chak?66.1% (Census 2011)