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About Chammachak Village

Chammachak is a mid sized village in Goradih tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,133, made up of 597 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares.

Chammachak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chammachak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Goradih
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 1,133
Male Population 597
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
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 Chammachak compares

By the 2011 count Chammachak is the 39th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Chammachak

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

Chammachak lies about 22 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 12 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 Chammachak
Tehsil headquarters Goradih 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Ghogha 12 km
Nearest town Purāini 15 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 22 km

Villages closest to Chammachak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chammachak village had a population of 1,133. That makes it the 39th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,805 residents.

Chammachak village has 597 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chammachak has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Chammachak covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chammachak falls under Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chammachak is Ghogha, about 12 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 Chammachak.

Chammachak is about 22 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chammachak is in Goradih tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Goradih is about 8.5 km away. Ghogha is about 12 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 Bangdiha (under 2 km), Malangachak (under 2 km) and Itwa (under 2 km).

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

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