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About Ghazi Chak Village

Ghazi Chak is a small village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 383, made up of 205 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23 hectares hectares.

Ghazi Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghazi Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Dhuraiya
Area (hectares) 23 hectares
Population 383
Male Population 205
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghazi Chak compares

By the 2011 count Ghazi Chak is the 125th 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 23 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Ghazi Chak

Ghazi Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghazi Chak as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ghazi Chak from other places

Ghazi Chak lies about 31 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 16 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 Ghazi Chak
Nearest railway station Bela 16 km
Nearest town Purāini 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhuraiya 31 km
District headquarters Banka 31 km

Villages closest to Ghazi 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 Ghazi Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghazi Chak village had a population of 383. That makes it the 125th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Ghazi Chak village has 205 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghazi Chak has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Ghazi Chak covers 23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghazi Chak is Bela, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghazi Chak.

Ghazi Chak is about 31 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghazi Chak is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 16 km away. Purāini is about 20 km away. Dhuraiya is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathura Chak (under 2 km), Bhusar (under 2 km) and Nandgola (under 2 km).

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

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