About Chalni Buzurg Village

Chalni Buzurg is a small village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 191 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares.

Chalni Buzurg Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalni Buzurg village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	42 hectares
Population	378
Male Population	191
Female Population	187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalni Buzurg compares

By the 2011 count Chalni Buzurg is the 126th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 9.0 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 912.

Getting to Chalni Buzurg

Chalni Buzurg is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chalni Buzurg as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chalni Buzurg from other places

Chalni Buzurg lies about 23 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 10 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 Chalni Buzurg
Nearest railway station	Bela	10 km
Nearest town	Purāini	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	23 km
District headquarters	Banka	23 km

Villages closest to Chalni Buzurg

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.

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Common questions about Chalni Buzurg

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalni Buzurg village had a population of 378. That makes it the 126th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Chalni Buzurg village has 191 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalni Buzurg has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Chalni Buzurg covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chalni Buzurg falls under Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chalni Buzurg is Bela, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chalni Buzurg.

Chalni Buzurg is about 23 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalni Buzurg is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 10 km away. Purāini is about 18 km away. Dhuraiya is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.