About Bania Chak Village

Bania Chak is a mid sized village in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 999, made up of 531 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69 hectares hectares.

Bania Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bania Chak village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Barahat
Area (hectares)	69 hectares
Population	999
Male Population	531
Female Population	468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	881
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bania Chak compares

By the 2011 count Bania Chak is the 35th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 69 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Bania Chak

Bania Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bania Chak as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bania Chak from other places

Bania Chak lies about 13 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Punsia, about 2.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bania Chak
Nearest railway station	Punsia	2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barahat	7.8 km
District headquarters	Banka	13 km
Nearest town	Bānka	13 km

Villages closest to Bania Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barahat tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Bania Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Bania Chak village had a population of 999. That makes it the 35th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Bania Chak village has 531 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bania Chak has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Bania Chak covers 69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bania Chak falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bania Chak is Punsia, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bania Chak.

Bania Chak is about 13 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bania Chak is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Punsia is about 2.0 km away. Barahat is about 7.8 km away. Banka is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.