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About Safia Chak Village

Safia Chak is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,007, made up of 517 males and 490 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares.

Safia Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Safia Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 1,007
Male Population 517
Female Population 490
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Safia Chak compares

By the 2011 count Safia Chak is the 75th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Safia Chak

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

How far is Safia Chak from other places

Safia 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 Safia 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 Safia 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 Safia Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Safia Chak village had a population of 1,007. That makes it the 75th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Safia Chak village has 517 males and 490 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Safia Chak has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Safia Chak covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Safia Chak is Bela, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Safia Chak.

Safia 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.

Safia 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 Safia Chak today is likely to be higher.

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