# Maruf Chak Village, Paterhi Belsar, Vaishali (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/paterhi-belsar/maruf-chak/ Village · Paterhi Belsar, Vaishali # Maruf Chak Maruf Chak is a village in Paterhi Belsar sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,047 people in 197 households**, the 33rd largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%. - 1,047people (2011) - 197households - 62.0%literacy - 907females per 1,000 males ## Maruf Chak PIN code and other codes Maruf Chak falls in Paterhi Belsar sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatManora - Community development blockPaterhi Belsar - Census village code234724 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maruf Chak from nearby towns? - Paterhi Belsar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Hajipur (district HQ)30 km by road - Muzaffarpur (nearest town)20 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 Maruf Chak? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Maruf Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jarnrampur - ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Paterhi Belsar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 10 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 Maruf Chak known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Maruf Chak Of every 100 households in Maruf Chak in 2011, 2 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Maruf Chak · ■ Paterhi Belsar rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **15% Toilet within the home ****14%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **77% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****17%** **49% Television ****8%** **14% Mobile phone ****38%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****47%** **20% Own their home ****94%** **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 Maruf Chak? ■ Maruf Chak · ■ Paterhi Belsar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%** **66.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907** **915 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892** **916 Working population ****28.1%** **35.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.5% for men and 51.6% for women. 49% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 43 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (61%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 67 (23%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%) 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 Paterhi Belsar - Bankholi Urf Mangauli1,253 people - Bahor Khan Urf Bhagwanpur1,104 people - Rasulpur1,053 people - Jagdishpur1,049 people - Barwara1,024 people - Ram Math966 people - Tal Rohua882 people - Fatehpur825 people [All 48 villages in Paterhi Belsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/paterhi-belsar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Maruf Chak from Hajipur?30 km by road - What is the population of Maruf Chak?1,047 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maruf Chak in?Vaishali district (Paterhi Belsar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Maruf Chak?62.0% (Census 2011)