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About Bhatua Chak Village

Bhatua Chak is a mid sized village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,213, made up of 634 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares.

Bhatua Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhatua Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Dhuraiya
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 1,213
Male Population 634
Female Population 579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bhatua Chak compares

By the 2011 count Bhatua Chak is the 66th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Bhatua Chak

Bhatua Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bhatua Chak as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Bhatua Chak from other places

Bhatua Chak lies about 26 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 9.6 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 Bhatua Chak
Nearest railway station Bela 9.6 km
Nearest town Purāini 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuraiya 26 km
District headquarters Banka 26 km

Villages closest to Bhatua Chak

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

Common questions about Bhatua Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhatua Chak village had a population of 1,213. That makes it the 66th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Bhatua Chak village has 634 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhatua Chak has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Bhatua Chak covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bhatua Chak falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhatua Chak is Bela, about 9.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Bhatua Chak.

Bhatua Chak is about 26 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhatua Chak is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 9.6 km away. Purāini is about 15 km away. Dhuraiya is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bakhtaura (under 2 km), Bakharda (under 2 km) and Sijhat (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhatua Chak today is likely to be higher.

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