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About Rani Chak Village

Rani Chak is a mid sized village in Sherghati tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 687, made up of 356 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares.

Rani Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rani Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Sherghati
Area (hectares) 61 hectares
Population 687
Male Population 356
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 Rani Chak compares

By the 2011 count Rani Chak is the 56th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Rani Chak

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

Rani Chak lies about 39 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 33 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 Rani Chak
Tehsil headquarters Sherghati 5.2 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 33 km
District headquarters Gaya 39 km

Villages closest to Rani 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 Rani Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Rani Chak village had a population of 687. That makes it the 56th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Rani Chak village has 356 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rani Chak has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Rani Chak covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Rani Chak is Guraru, about 33 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 Rani Chak.

Rani Chak is about 39 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rani Chak is in Sherghati tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghati is about 5.2 km away. Sherghāti is about 5.2 km away. Guraru is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samda (under 2 km), Jamuain (under 2 km) and Bhikhanpur (under 2 km).

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

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