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About Darwani Chak Village

Darwani Chak is a small village in Uchkagaon tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21, made up of 12 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares.

Darwani Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darwani Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Uchkagaon
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 21
Male Population 12
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Darwani Chak compares

By the 2011 count Darwani Chak is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Darwani Chak

Darwani Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Darwani Chak as Available within village. 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 Darwani Chak from other places

Darwani Chak lies about 24 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Phulwaria, about 8.0 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 Darwani Chak
Nearest railway station Phulwaria 8.0 km
Nearest town Mirganj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Uchkagaon 18 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 24 km

Villages closest to Darwani Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darwani Chak village had a population of 21. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Darwani Chak village has 12 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darwani Chak has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1040.

Darwani Chak covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Darwani Chak falls under Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Darwani Chak is Phulwaria, about 8.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Darwani Chak.

Darwani Chak is about 24 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darwani Chak is in Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district. Phulwaria is about 8.0 km away. Mirganj is about 13 km away. Uchkagaon is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamsar Khap (under 2 km), Kharharwa (2.2 km) and Natan Kalan (5.0 km).

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

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