About Bhagwatchak Village

Bhagwatchak is a mid sized village in Shambhuganj tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 999, made up of 523 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares.

Bhagwatchak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhagwatchak village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Shambhuganj
Area (hectares)	80 hectares
Population	999
Male Population	523
Female Population	476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhagwatchak compares

By the 2011 count Bhagwatchak is the 67th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 12 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 879.

Getting to Bhagwatchak

Bhagwatchak is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Bhagwatchak 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhagwatchak from other places

Bhagwatchak lies about 28 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 6.2 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 Bhagwatchak
Nearest railway station	Godda	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shambhuganj	28 km
District headquarters	Banka	28 km

Villages closest to Bhagwatchak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shambhuganj 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 Bhagwatchak

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhagwatchak village had a population of 999. That makes it the 67th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,328 residents.

Bhagwatchak village has 523 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhagwatchak has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 879.

Bhagwatchak covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhagwatchak falls under Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhagwatchak is Godda, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ 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 Bhagwatchak.

Bhagwatchak is about 28 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhagwatchak is in Shambhuganj tehsil of Banka district. Godda is about 6.2 km away. Shambhuganj is about 28 km away. Banka is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.