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About Nonia Chak Village

Nonia Chak is a small village in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 40 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nonia Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nonia Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Amas
Pincode 824212
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 40
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Nonia Chak compares

By the 2011 count Nonia Chak is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Nonia Chak

Nonia Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Nonia 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nonia Chak from other places

Nonia Chak lies about 39 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 21 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 Nonia Chak
Tehsil headquarters Amas under 2 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 15 km
Nearest railway station Rafiganj 21 km
District headquarters Gaya 39 km

Villages closest to Nonia Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nonia Chak village had a population of 76. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Nonia Chak village has 40 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nonia Chak has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Nonia Chak is 824212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nonia Chak covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nonia Chak falls under Amas tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nonia Chak is Rafiganj, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Nonia Chak.

Nonia Chak is about 39 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nonia Chak is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Amas is about under 2 km away. Sherghāti is about 15 km away. Rafiganj is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amas (under 2 km), Pathra (under 2 km) and Gangti (1.5 km).

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

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