About Bala Chauki Village

Bala Chauki is a small village in Shahkund tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 332, made up of 179 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 855 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bala Chauki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bala Chauki village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Shahkund
Pincode	813108
Area (hectares)	26 hectares
Population	332
Male Population	179
Female Population	153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	855
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bala Chauki compares

By the 2011 count Bala Chauki is the 83rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Bala Chauki

Bala Chauki is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bala Chauki as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bala Chauki from other places

Bala Chauki lies about 34 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Kamarganj, about 17 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 Bala Chauki
Nearest town	Kharagpur	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahkund	16 km
Nearest railway station	Kamarganj	17 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	34 km

Villages closest to Bala Chauki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahkund 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 Bala Chauki

As per the Census of India 2011, Bala Chauki village had a population of 332. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Bala Chauki village has 179 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bala Chauki has about 855 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Bala Chauki is 813108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bala Chauki covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bala Chauki falls under Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bala Chauki is Kamarganj, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bala Chauki.

Bala Chauki is about 34 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bala Chauki is in Shahkund tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kharagpur is about 14 km away. Shahkund is about 16 km away. Kamarganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.