About Shafichak Village

Shafichak is a mid sized village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 650, made up of 361 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 801 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares.

Shafichak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shafichak village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Sherghati
Area (hectares)	22 hectares
Population	650
Male Population	361
Female Population	289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	801
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Shafichak compares

By the 2011 count Shafichak is the 59th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Shafichak

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

Shafichak lies about 36 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 30 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 Shafichak
Tehsil headquarters	Sherghati	2.3 km
Nearest town	Sherghāti	2.3 km
Nearest railway station	Guraru	30 km
District headquarters	Gaya	36 km

Villages closest to Shafichak

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 Shafichak

As per the Census of India 2011, Shafichak village had a population of 650. That makes it the 59th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Shafichak village has 361 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shafichak has about 801 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Shafichak covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Shafichak falls under Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Shafichak is Guraru, about 30 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Shafichak.

Shafichak is about 36 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shafichak is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 2.3 km away. Sherghāti is about 2.3 km away. Guraru is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.