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About Jiwan Chak Village

Jiwan Chak is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 670, made up of 357 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jiwan Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jiwan Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Pincode 813107
Area (hectares) 127 hectares
Population 670
Male Population 357
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jiwan Chak compares

By the 2011 count Jiwan Chak is the 105th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Jiwan Chak

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

Jiwan 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 Jiwan 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 Jiwan 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 Jiwan Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Jiwan Chak village had a population of 670. That makes it the 105th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Jiwan Chak village has 357 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jiwan Chak has about 877 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 Jiwan Chak is 813107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jiwan Chak covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

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

Jiwan 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.

Jiwan 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), Bir Chak (under 2 km) and Fatma Chak (under 2 km).

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

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