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About Sarma Chakla Village

Sarma Chakla is a small village in Sameli tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 68 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 706 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarma Chakla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarma Chakla village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Sameli
Pincode 854101
Area (hectares) 21.97 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 68
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 706
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sarma Chakla compares

By the 2011 count Sarma Chakla is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 21.97 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Sarma Chakla

The census records public bus service for Sarma Chakla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarma Chakla from other places

Sarma Chakla lies about 29 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 3.5 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 Sarma Chakla
Nearest railway station Bakhri 3.5 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Sameli 29 km
District headquarters Katihar 29 km

Villages closest to Sarma Chakla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sameli 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 Sarma Chakla

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarma Chakla village had a population of 116. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Sarma Chakla village has 68 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarma Chakla has about 706 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Sarma Chakla is 854101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarma Chakla covers 21.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarma Chakla falls under Sameli tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarma Chakla is Bakhri, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sarma Chakla.

Sarma Chakla is about 29 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarma Chakla is in Sameli tehsil of Katihar district. Bakhri is about 3.5 km away. Naugachhia is about 23 km away. Sameli is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaudhri Chakla (under 2 km), Khoda Baksh Chakla (under 2 km) and Nazir Chakla (under 2 km).

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

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