About Gawa Chak Village

Gawa Chak is a mid sized village in Belhar tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 672, made up of 338 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gawa Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gawa Chak village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Belhar
Pincode	813202
Area (hectares)	62 hectares
Population	672
Male Population	338
Female Population	334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	988
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gawa Chak compares

By the 2011 count Gawa Chak is the 82nd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Gawa Chak

Gawa Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gawa Chak as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gawa Chak from other places

Gawa Chak lies about 36 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Khariapipra Halt, about 22 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 Gawa Chak
Nearest town	Kharagpur	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belhar	12 km
Nearest railway station	Khariapipra Halt	22 km
District headquarters	Banka	36 km

Villages closest to Gawa Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Belhar 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 Gawa Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Gawa Chak village had a population of 672. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Gawa Chak village has 338 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gawa Chak has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Gawa Chak is 813202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gawa Chak covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gawa Chak falls under Belhar tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gawa Chak is Khariapipra Halt, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gawa Chak.

Gawa Chak is about 36 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gawa Chak is in Belhar tehsil of Banka district. Kharagpur is about 11 km away. Belhar is about 12 km away. Khariapipra Halt is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.