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About Chak Paharpur Village

Chak Paharpur is a small village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 113, made up of 52 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,173 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4.1 hectares hectares.

Chak Paharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Paharpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Area (hectares) 4.1 hectares
Population 113
Male Population 52
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,173
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Paharpur compares

By the 2011 count Chak Paharpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents. Its 4.1 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Chak Paharpur

Chak Paharpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Paharpur as Available within <5 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 Chak Paharpur from other places

Chak Paharpur lies about 48 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Alehpur Halt, about 5.9 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 Chak Paharpur
Nearest railway station Alehpur Halt 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Baikunthpur 8.1 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 12 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 48 km

Villages closest to Chak Paharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Paharpur village had a population of 113. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents.

Chak Paharpur village has 52 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Paharpur has about 1173 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Chak Paharpur covers 4.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chak Paharpur falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chak Paharpur is Alehpur Halt, about 5.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chak Paharpur.

Chak Paharpur is about 48 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Paharpur is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Alehpur Halt is about 5.9 km away. Baikunthpur is about 8.1 km away. Sāhibganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Munja (under 2 km), Munja Usri (under 2 km) and Bakhri (under 2 km).

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

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