About Arak Village

Arak is one of the larger villages in Chakki tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,147, made up of 3,198 males and 2,949 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arak village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Chakki
Pincode	802111
Area (hectares)	277.89 hectares
Population	6,147
Male Population	3,198
Female Population	2,949
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Arak compares

By the 2011 count Arak is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,226 residents. Its 277.89 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Arak

Arak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arak as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Arak from other places

Arak lies about 64 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Ekma, about 6.7 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 Arak
Tehsil headquarters	Chakki	3.1 km
Nearest railway station	Ekma	6.7 km
Nearest town	Reoti	14 km
District headquarters	Buxar	64 km

Villages closest to Arak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Arak village had a population of 6,147. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,226 residents.

Arak village has 3,198 males and 2,949 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arak has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Arak is 802111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arak covers 277.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Arak falls under Chakki tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Arak is Ekma, about 6.7 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 village for Arak.

Arak is about 64 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arak is in Chakki tehsil of Buxar district. Chakki is about 3.1 km away. Ekma is about 6.7 km away. Reoti is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.