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About Dharam Chak Village

Dharam Chak is a mid sized village in Uchkagaon tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,585, made up of 699 males and 886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,268 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841438, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dharam Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharam Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Uchkagaon
Pincode 841438
Area (hectares) 54 hectares
Population 1,585
Male Population 699
Female Population 886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,268
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dharam Chak compares

By the 2011 count Dharam Chak is the 39th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Dharam Chak

Dharam Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dharam Chak as Available within 10+ 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 Dharam Chak from other places

Dharam Chak lies about 45 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 16 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 Dharam Chak
Nearest town Kataiya 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Uchkagaon 30 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 45 km

Villages closest to Dharam 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 Dharam Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharam Chak village had a population of 1,585. That makes it the 39th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,026 residents.

Dharam Chak village has 699 males and 886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharam Chak has about 1268 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Dharam Chak is 841438. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dharam Chak covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Dharam Chak is Panchdeori Halt, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dharam Chak.

Dharam Chak is about 45 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharam Chak is in Uchkagaon tehsil of Gopalganj district. Kataiya is about 9.4 km away. Panchdeori Halt is about 16 km away. Uchkagaon 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 Harayia (7.1 km), Mahuawa (12 km) and Rasauti (13 km).

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

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