About Dewa Chak Village

Dewa Chak is a small village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 481, made up of 238 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50 hectares hectares.

Dewa Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewa Chak village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Wazirganj
Area (hectares)	50 hectares
Population	481
Male Population	238
Female Population	243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,021
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dewa Chak compares

By the 2011 count Dewa Chak is the 116th 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 50 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dewa Chak

Dewa Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dewa 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dewa Chak from other places

Dewa Chak lies about 28 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Jamuawan, about 6.0 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 Dewa Chak
Tehsil headquarters	Wazirganj	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Jamuawan	6.0 km
Nearest town	Hisua	16 km
District headquarters	Gaya	28 km

Villages closest to Dewa 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.

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Common questions about Dewa Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewa Chak village had a population of 481. That makes it the 116th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Dewa Chak village has 238 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewa Chak has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Dewa Chak covers 50 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dewa Chak is Jamuawan, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dewa Chak.

Dewa Chak is about 28 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewa Chak is in Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Wazirganj is about 5.8 km away. Jamuawan is about 6.0 km away. Hisua is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.