About Banki Chak Village

Banki Chak is a mid sized village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 721, made up of 374 males and 347 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares.

Banki Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Banki Chak village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tan Kuppa
Area (hectares)	34 hectares
Population	721
Male Population	374
Female Population	347
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Banki Chak compares

By the 2011 count Banki Chak is the 60th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 34 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, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Banki Chak

Banki Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Banki Chak as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Banki Chak from other places

Banki Chak lies about 14 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 2.6 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 Banki Chak
Nearest railway station	Tankuppa	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tan Kuppa	3.0 km
Nearest town	Bodh Gaya	14 km
District headquarters	Gaya	14 km

Villages closest to Banki Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa 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 Banki Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Banki Chak village had a population of 721. That makes it the 60th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Banki Chak village has 374 males and 347 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Banki Chak has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Banki Chak covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Banki Chak falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Banki Chak is Tankuppa, about 2.6 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 10+ km distance for Banki Chak.

Banki Chak is about 14 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Banki Chak is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Tankuppa is about 2.6 km away. Tan Kuppa is about 3.0 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.