Chakki, also Charkhi, is a village and corresponding
community development block in
Buxar district of
Bihar,
India.
As of 2011, the population of Chakki was 18,167, in 2,311 households, and the overall block population was 42,556, in 5,920 households.
Demographics
Chakki is a rural block, with no large urban centres. Its
sex ratio as of 2011 was 937, somewhat higher than the Buxar district average of 922. The sex ratio was higher in the 0-6 age group at 960, which was the highest among blocks in Buxar district. Members of
scheduled castes made up 10.11% of the block's population, and members of
scheduled tribes
The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...
made up 2.7%. The block
literacy rate was 67.81% (81.31% among men and 53.34% among women), somewhat lower than the district's 70.14%.
A majority of workers in Chakki block were employed in
agriculture in 2011, with 35.21% being cultivators who owned or leased their own land and another 33.34% being agricultural labourers who worked another person's land for money. 4.99% were household industry workers, and the remaining 26.45% were other workers.
Villages
There are 18 villages in Chakki block, 10 of which are inhabited and 8 of which are uninhabited.
References
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Villages in Buxar district