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About Dhana Chak Village

Dhana Chak is a small village in Phulwaria tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 160 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.2 hectares hectares.

Dhana Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhana Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Phulwaria
Area (hectares) 40.2 hectares
Population 322
Male Population 160
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dhana Chak compares

By the 2011 count Dhana Chak is the 82nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents. Its 40.2 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Dhana Chak

Dhana Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhana 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhana Chak from other places

Dhana Chak lies about 44 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Bankata, about 3.7 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 Dhana Chak
Nearest railway station Bankata 3.7 km
Nearest town Mairwa 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulwaria 30 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 44 km

Villages closest to Dhana Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhana Chak village had a population of 322. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,311 residents.

Dhana Chak village has 160 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhana Chak has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1010.

Dhana Chak covers 40.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhana Chak falls under Phulwaria tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dhana Chak is Bankata, about 3.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dhana Chak.

Dhana Chak is about 44 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhana Chak is in Phulwaria tehsil of Gopalganj district. Bankata is about 3.7 km away. Mairwa is about 7.3 km away. Phulwaria is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhani Chak (under 2 km), Chak Chand (6.1 km) and Gular Baga Urf Kushum Bathua (9.2 km).

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

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