About Sufi Chak Village

Sufi Chak is a small village in Dhuraiya tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 59, made up of 31 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares.

Sufi Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sufi Chak village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Dhuraiya
Area (hectares)	49 hectares
Population	59
Male Population	31
Female Population	28
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sufi Chak compares

By the 2011 count Sufi Chak is the 159th 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 49 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Sufi Chak

Sufi Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sufi Chak as Available within 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 Sufi Chak from other places

Sufi Chak lies about 23 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 3.6 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 Sufi Chak
Nearest railway station	Bela	3.6 km
Nearest town	Purāini	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhuraiya	23 km
District headquarters	Banka	23 km

Villages closest to Sufi 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.

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Common questions about Sufi Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Sufi Chak village had a population of 59. That makes it the 159th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Sufi Chak village has 31 males and 28 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sufi Chak has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Sufi Chak covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Sufi Chak is Bela, about 3.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sufi Chak.

Sufi Chak 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.

Sufi Chak is in Dhuraiya tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 3.6 km away. Purāini is about 9.2 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.