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About Sobhan Chak Village

Sobhan Chak is a mid sized village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 606, made up of 326 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sobhan Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sobhan Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Pincode 841501
Area (hectares) 30.86 hectares
Population 606
Male Population 326
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
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 Sobhan Chak compares

By the 2011 count Sobhan Chak is the 155th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 30.86 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Sobhan Chak

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

Sobhan Chak lies about 16 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sipaya, about 3.6 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 Sobhan Chak
Nearest railway station Sipaya 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 16 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 16 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 16 km

Villages closest to Sobhan Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sobhan Chak village had a population of 606. That makes it the 155th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Sobhan Chak village has 326 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sobhan Chak has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Sobhan Chak is 841501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sobhan Chak covers 30.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sobhan Chak falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sobhan Chak is Sipaya, about 3.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sobhan Chak.

Sobhan Chak is about 16 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sobhan Chak is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sipaya is about 3.6 km away. Kuchaikote is about 16 km away. Gopalganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharthia (under 2 km), Matihani Binod (under 2 km) and Baliwan Raemel (under 2 km).

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

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