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About Chainchak Village

Chainchak is a mid sized village in Sabour tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,118, made up of 603 males and 515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males.

Chainchak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chainchak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sabour
Population 1,118
Male Population 603
Female Population 515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
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 Chainchak compares

By the 2011 count Chainchak is the 35th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,892 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Chainchak

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

Chainchak lies about 15 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 5.0 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 Chainchak
Nearest railway station Ghogha 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sabour 7.5 km
Nearest town Colgong 12 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 15 km

Villages closest to Chainchak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chainchak village had a population of 1,118. That makes it the 35th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,892 residents.

Chainchak village has 603 males and 515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chainchak has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 877.

Chainchak falls under Sabour tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chainchak is Ghogha, about 5.0 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 Chainchak.

Chainchak is about 15 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chainchak is in Sabour tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 5.0 km away. Sabour is about 7.5 km away. Colgong is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mamlakha (under 2 km), Masarh (1.8 km) and Lailakh (1.8 km).

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

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