About Jhawai Chak Village

Jhawai Chak is a small village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 394, made up of 194 males and 200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares.

Jhawai Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhawai Chak village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Sherghati
Area (hectares)	42 hectares
Population	394
Male Population	194
Female Population	200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,031
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 Jhawai Chak compares

By the 2011 count Jhawai Chak is the 68th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Jhawai Chak

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

Jhawai Chak lies about 28 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 26 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 Jhawai Chak
Tehsil headquarters	Sherghati	7.7 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	7.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kastha	26 km
District headquarters	Gaya	28 km

Villages closest to Jhawai Chak

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 Jhawai Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhawai Chak village had a population of 394. That makes it the 68th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Jhawai Chak village has 194 males and 200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhawai Chak has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Jhawai Chak covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Jhawai Chak falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jhawai Chak is Kastha, about 26 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 Jhawai Chak.

Jhawai Chak is about 28 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhawai Chak is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 7.7 km away. Sherghāti is about 7.7 km away. Kastha is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.