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About Darab Chak Village

Darab Chak is a small village in Rajaun 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 19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darab Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darab Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Pincode 813105
Area (hectares) 19 hectares
Population 383
Male Population 205
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Darab Chak compares

By the 2011 count Darab Chak is the 126th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 19 hectares work out to about 20 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 918.

Getting to Darab Chak

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

How far is Darab Chak from other places

Darab Chak lies about 34 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Gonu Dham Halt, about 4.4 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 Darab Chak
Nearest railway station Gonu Dham Halt 4.4 km
Nearest town Purāini 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajaun 19 km
District headquarters Banka 34 km

Villages closest to Darab 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 Darab Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Darab Chak village had a population of 383. That makes it the 126th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

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

Working from the 2011 counts, Darab 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 918.

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

Darab Chak covers 19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Darab Chak is Gonu Dham Halt, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Darab Chak.

Darab Chak is about 34 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darab Chak is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Gonu Dham Halt is about 4.4 km away. Purāini is about 5.8 km away. Rajaun is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagarnathpur (2.4 km), Mohanpur (5.9 km) and Ramchandarpur (6.4 km).

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

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