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About Dheri Chak Village

Dheri Chak is a small village in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 390, made up of 216 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 806 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dheri Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dheri Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Keotiranway
Pincode 847115
Area (hectares) 10 hectares
Population 390
Male Population 216
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 806
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dheri Chak compares

By the 2011 count Dheri Chak is the 80th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 10 hectares work out to about 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Dheri Chak

Dheri Chak is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dheri Chak 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dheri Chak from other places

Dheri Chak lies about 24 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Manigachi, about 7.0 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 Dheri Chak
Nearest railway station Manigachi 7.0 km
Nearest town Benipur 11 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Keotiranway 24 km

Villages closest to Dheri Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Keotiranway 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 Dheri Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Dheri Chak village had a population of 390. That makes it the 80th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Dheri Chak village has 216 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dheri Chak has about 806 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Dheri Chak is 847115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dheri Chak covers 10 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dheri Chak falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dheri Chak is Manigachi, about 7.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dheri Chak.

Dheri Chak is about 24 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dheri Chak is in Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. Manigachi is about 7.0 km away. Benipur is about 11 km away. Darbhanga is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Ajam (under 2 km), Kaem Chak (under 2 km) and Chakka (under 2 km).

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

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