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About Amu Chak Village

Amu Chak is a small village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 153 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 805128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Amu Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Amu Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Wazirganj
Pincode 805128
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 153
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Amu Chak compares

By the 2011 count Amu Chak is the 128th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Amu Chak

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

Amu Chak lies about 25 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 9.5 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 Amu Chak
Tehsil headquarters Wazirganj 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Bansinala Halt 9.5 km
Nearest town Hisua 22 km
District headquarters Gaya 25 km

Villages closest to Amu Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wazirganj 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 Amu Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Amu Chak village had a population of 297. That makes it the 128th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Amu Chak village has 153 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Amu Chak has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Amu Chak is 805128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Amu Chak covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Amu Chak falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Amu Chak is Bansinala Halt, about 9.5 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 Amu Chak.

Amu Chak is about 25 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Amu Chak is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Wazirganj is about 9.3 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 9.5 km away. Hisua is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanda Buzurg (under 2 km), Tipau (under 2 km) and Dedaur (under 2 km).

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

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