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About Mahmud Chak Village

Mahmud Chak is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,121, made up of 605 males and 516 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mahmud Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahmud Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Pincode 813105
Area (hectares) 164 hectares
Population 1,121
Male Population 605
Female Population 516
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
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 Mahmud Chak compares

By the 2011 count Mahmud Chak is the 65th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Mahmud Chak

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

Mahmud Chak lies about 21 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 5.2 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 Mahmud Chak
Nearest railway station Bela 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajaun 6.7 km
Nearest town Purāini 15 km
District headquarters Banka 21 km

Villages closest to Mahmud 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 Mahmud Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahmud Chak village had a population of 1,121. That makes it the 65th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Mahmud Chak village has 605 males and 516 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahmud Chak has about 853 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 Mahmud Chak is 813105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mahmud Chak covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahmud Chak is Bela, about 5.2 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 Mahmud Chak.

Mahmud Chak is about 21 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahmud Chak is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 5.2 km away. Rajaun is about 6.7 km away. Purāini is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahut Chak (under 2 km), Khadimpur (under 2 km) and Ranitikar (under 2 km).

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

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