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About Shiw Chak Village

Shiw Chak is a large village in Sahar tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,105, made up of 1,059 males and 1,046 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shiw Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shiw Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Sahar
Pincode 802208
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 2,105
Male Population 1,059
Female Population 1,046
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Shiw Chak compares

By the 2011 count Shiw Chak is the 19th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Shiw Chak

Shiw Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Shiw Chak as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Peur, Peur Chak, Purhara and Sahar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Shiw Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Shiw Chak village had a population of 2,105. That makes it the 19th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents.

Shiw Chak village has 1,059 males and 1,046 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shiw Chak has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Shiw Chak is 802208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shiw Chak covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shiw Chak falls under Sahar tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Shiw Chak notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Shiw Chak.

Shiw Chak is in Sahar tehsil of Bhojpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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