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About Wahab Chak Village

Wahab Chak is a mid sized village in Konch tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 907, made up of 488 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares.

Wahab Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wahab Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Konch
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 907
Male Population 488
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wahab Chak compares

By the 2011 count Wahab Chak is the 85th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,614 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Wahab Chak

Wahab Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wahab 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Wahab Chak from other places

Wahab Chak lies about 155 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Nagsar Halt, about 3.3 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 Wahab Chak
Nearest railway station Nagsar Halt 3.3 km
Nearest town Ghazīpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Konch 34 km
District headquarters Gaya 155 km

Villages closest to Wahab Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Wahab Chak village had a population of 907. That makes it the 85th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,614 residents.

Wahab Chak village has 488 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wahab Chak has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Wahab Chak covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Wahab Chak falls under Konch tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Wahab Chak is Nagsar Halt, about 3.3 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 village for Wahab Chak.

Wahab Chak is about 155 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Wahab Chak is in Konch tehsil of Gaya district. Nagsar Halt is about 3.3 km away. Ghazīpur is about 13 km away. Konch is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Halim Chak (under 2 km), Ratan Chak (under 2 km) and Khajuri (12 km).

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

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