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About Chhakarbandha Village

Chhakarbandha is one of the larger villages in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,725, made up of 3,477 males and 3,248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6114 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhakarbandha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhakarbandha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Dumaria
Pincode 824206
Area (hectares) 6114 hectares
Population 6,725
Male Population 3,477
Female Population 3,248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhakarbandha compares

By the 2011 count Chhakarbandha is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents. Its 6114 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Chhakarbandha

Chhakarbandha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhakarbandha as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhakarbandha from other places

Chhakarbandha lies about 64 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Jakhim, about 37 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 Chhakarbandha
Tehsil headquarters Dumaria 9.4 km
Nearest town Aurangābād 29 km
Nearest railway station Jakhim 37 km
District headquarters Gaya 64 km

Villages closest to Chhakarbandha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhakarbandha village had a population of 6,725. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents.

Chhakarbandha village has 3,477 males and 3,248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhakarbandha has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Chhakarbandha is 824206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhakarbandha covers 6114 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhakarbandha falls under Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chhakarbandha is Jakhim, about 37 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 - 10 km distance for Chhakarbandha.

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

Chhakarbandha is in Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district. Dumaria is about 9.4 km away. Aurangābād is about 29 km away. Jakhim is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraha (2.6 km), Sonpura (5.0 km) and Pachmah (5.5 km).

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

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