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About Bir Chak Village

Bir Chak is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,554, made up of 781 males and 773 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bir Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bir Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Pincode 813105
Area (hectares) 150 hectares
Population 1,554
Male Population 781
Female Population 773
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bir Chak compares

By the 2011 count Bir Chak is the 46th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 10 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 918.

Getting to Bir Chak

Bir Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bir 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bir Chak from other places

Bir 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 Bir Chak
Nearest railway station Bela 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajaun 7.9 km
Nearest town Purāini 9.2 km
District headquarters Banka 23 km

Villages closest to Bir Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bir Chak village had a population of 1,554. That makes it the 46th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Bir Chak village has 781 males and 773 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bir Chak has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Bir Chak is 813105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bir Chak covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bir Chak falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bir Chak is Bela, about 3.6 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 10+ km distance for Bir Chak.

Bir 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.

Bir Chak is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 3.6 km away. Rajaun is about 7.9 km away. Purāini is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Azmatullah Chak (under 2 km), Fatma Chak (under 2 km) and Hafiz Chak (under 2 km).

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

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