About Cherki Village

Cherki is a large village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,541, made up of 1,830 males and 1,711 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares.

Cherki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cherki village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Sherghati
Area (hectares)	168 hectares
Population	3,541
Male Population	1,830
Female Population	1,711
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	935
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Cherki compares

By the 2011 count Cherki is the 5th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Cherki

Cherki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Cherki 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 Cherki from other places

Cherki lies about 21 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 11 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 Cherki
Nearest town	Bagaha	9.6 km
Nearest railway station	Bansinala Halt	11 km
District headquarters	Gaya	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sherghati	29 km

Villages closest to Cherki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Cherki village had a population of 3,541. That makes it the 5th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Cherki village has 1,830 males and 1,711 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cherki has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Cherki covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Cherki falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Cherki is Bansinala Halt, about 11 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 Cherki.

Cherki is about 21 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cherki is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Bagaha is about 9.6 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 11 km away. Gaya is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.