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About Gappo Chak Village

Gappo Chak is a mid sized village in Ratni Faridpur tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 611, made up of 320 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares.

Gappo Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gappo Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ratni Faridpur
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 611
Male Population 320
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gappo Chak compares

By the 2011 count Gappo Chak is the 60th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Gappo Chak

Gappo Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gappo Chak as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gappo Chak from other places

Gappo Chak lies about 14 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Mai, about 13 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 Gappo Chak
Tehsil headquarters Ratni Faridpur 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Mai 13 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 14 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 14 km

Villages closest to Gappo 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 Gappo Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Gappo Chak village had a population of 611. That makes it the 60th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,685 residents.

Gappo Chak village has 320 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gappo Chak has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Gappo Chak covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Gappo Chak is Mai, about 13 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gappo Chak.

Gappo Chak is about 14 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gappo Chak is in Ratni Faridpur tehsil of Jehanabad district. Ratni Faridpur is about 2.5 km away. Mai is about 13 km away. Jehanabad is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lodhan Chak (under 2 km), Rafi Chak (under 2 km) and Khairu Chak (under 2 km).

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

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