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About Chakmukha Village

Chakmukha is a small village in Bhorey tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 83 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.56 hectares hectares.

Chakmukha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakmukha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Bhorey
Area (hectares) 47.56 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 83
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Chakmukha compares

By the 2011 count Chakmukha is the 135th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 47.56 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1079.

Getting to Chakmukha

Chakmukha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chakmukha 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 Chakmukha from other places

Chakmukha lies about 32 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Pachrukhi, about 2.3 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 Chakmukha
Nearest railway station Pachrukhi 2.3 km
Nearest town Siwān 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhorey 32 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 32 km

Villages closest to Chakmukha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhorey 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 Chakmukha

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakmukha village had a population of 161. That makes it the 135th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Chakmukha village has 83 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakmukha has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1079.

Chakmukha covers 47.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakmukha falls under Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakmukha is Pachrukhi, about 2.3 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 Chakmukha.

Chakmukha is about 32 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakmukha is in Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district. Pachrukhi is about 2.3 km away. Siwān is about 9.0 km away. Bhorey is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanua (2.3 km), Hardia (5.0 km) and Tanrwa (11 km).

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

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