About Chak Village

Chak is a mid sized village in Gurua tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 906, made up of 454 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares.

Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gurua
Area (hectares)	53 hectares
Population	906
Male Population	454
Female Population	452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
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 Chak compares

By the 2011 count Chak is the 83rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Chak

Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chak 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 Chak from other places

Chak lies about 27 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 13 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
Tehsil headquarters	Gurua	3.3 km
Nearest railway station	Guraru	13 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	16 km
District headquarters	Gaya	27 km

Villages closest to Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak village had a population of 906. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,089 residents.

Chak village has 454 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Chak covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chak falls under Gurua tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chak is Guraru, about 13 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 Chak.

Chak is about 27 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak is in Gurua tehsil of Gaya district. Gurua is about 3.3 km away. Guraru is about 13 km away. Sherghāti is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.