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About Phitki Chak Village

Phitki Chak is a small village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 419, made up of 211 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares.

Phitki Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Phitki Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Sherghati
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 419
Male Population 211
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
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 Phitki Chak compares

By the 2011 count Phitki Chak is the 65th 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 51 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Phitki Chak

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

Phitki Chak lies about 33 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 29 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 Phitki Chak
Tehsil headquarters Sherghati 3.3 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Paraiya 29 km
District headquarters Gaya 33 km

Villages closest to Phitki 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.

Common questions about Phitki Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Phitki Chak village had a population of 419. That makes it the 65th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Phitki Chak village has 211 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Phitki Chak has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Phitki Chak covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Phitki Chak is Paraiya, about 29 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 Phitki Chak.

Phitki Chak is about 33 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Phitki Chak is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 3.3 km away. Sherghāti is about 3.3 km away. Paraiya is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kajarsot (under 2 km), Kazarsot (under 2 km) and Manjhar (1.5 km).

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

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