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About Chak Basawan Village

Chak Basawan is a large village in Manigachhi tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,511, made up of 1,858 males and 1,653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares.

Chak Basawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Basawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Manigachhi
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 3,511
Male Population 1,858
Female Population 1,653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chak Basawan compares

By the 2011 count Chak Basawan is the 21st largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,443 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 20 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 941.

Getting to Chak Basawan

Chak Basawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Basawan as Available within <5 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 Chak Basawan from other places

Chak Basawan lies about 25 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Manigachi, about 4.5 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 Chak Basawan
Nearest railway station Manigachi 4.5 km
Nearest town Benipur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Manigachhi 25 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 25 km

Villages closest to Chak Basawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Basawan village had a population of 3,511. That makes it the 21st largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,443 residents.

Chak Basawan village has 1,858 males and 1,653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Basawan has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Chak Basawan covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chak Basawan falls under Manigachhi tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chak Basawan is Manigachi, about 4.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chak Basawan.

Chak Basawan is about 25 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Basawan is in Manigachhi tehsil of Darbhanga district. Manigachi is about 4.5 km away. Benipur is about 13 km away. Manigachhi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandarso (under 2 km), Tariati (2.1 km) and Chandaur (2.2 km).

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

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