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About Arif Chak Village

Arif Chak is a small village in Ratni Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 94 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Arif Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Arif Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ratni Faridpur
Pincode 804425
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 187
Male Population 94
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Arif Chak compares

By the 2011 count Arif Chak is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Arif Chak

Arif Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Arif Chak as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Arif Chak from other places

Arif Chak lies about 15 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Tehta, about 12 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 Arif Chak
Tehsil headquarters Ratni Faridpur 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Tehta 12 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 13 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 15 km

Villages closest to Arif Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ratni Faridpur 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 Arif Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Arif Chak village had a population of 187. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents.

Arif Chak village has 94 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Arif Chak has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Arif Chak is 804425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Arif Chak covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Arif Chak falls under Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Arif Chak is Tehta, about 12 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 village for Arif Chak.

Arif Chak is about 15 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Arif Chak is in Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ratni Faridpur is about 3.1 km away. Tehta is about 12 km away. Makhdumpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahaddipur (under 2 km), Chak Saura (under 2 km) and Pandaul (under 2 km).

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

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