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About Antichak Village

Antichak is a large village in Colgong tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,830, made up of 1,492 males and 1,338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Antichak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Antichak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Colgong
Pincode 813203
Area (hectares) 344 hectares
Population 2,830
Male Population 1,492
Female Population 1,338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
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 Antichak compares

By the 2011 count Antichak is the 25th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Antichak

Antichak is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Antichak 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 Antichak from other places

Antichak lies about 32 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Bikramshila, 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 Antichak
Nearest railway station Bikramshila 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Colgong 8.6 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 32 km

Villages closest to Antichak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Antichak village had a population of 2,830. That makes it the 25th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,374 residents.

Antichak village has 1,492 males and 1,338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Antichak has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Antichak is 813203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Antichak covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Antichak falls under Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Antichak is Bikramshila, about 3.6 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 Antichak.

Antichak is about 32 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Antichak is in Colgong tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Bikramshila is about 3.6 km away. Colgong is about 8.6 km away. Bhagalpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Oriap (under 2 km), Nandgola (under 2 km) and Bhawanipur (under 2 km).

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

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