About Dharma Chak Village

Dharma Chak is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,048, made up of 543 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharma Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharma Chak village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Rajaun
Pincode	813107
Area (hectares)	79 hectares
Population	1,048
Male Population	543
Female Population	505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dharma Chak compares

By the 2011 count Dharma Chak is the 73rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Dharma Chak

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

How far is Dharma Chak from other places

Dharma Chak lies about 19 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Dhauni, about 5.6 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 Dharma Chak
Nearest railway station	Dhauni	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajaun	6.1 km
Nearest town	Amarpur	15 km
District headquarters	Banka	19 km

Villages closest to Dharma 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.

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Common questions about Dharma Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharma Chak village had a population of 1,048. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Dharma Chak village has 543 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharma Chak has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Dharma Chak is 813107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharma Chak covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dharma Chak is Dhauni, about 5.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dharma Chak.

Dharma Chak is about 19 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharma Chak is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Dhauni is about 5.6 km away. Rajaun is about 6.1 km away. Amarpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.