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About Bari Chak Village

Bari Chak is a small village in Dharhara tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 190 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 784 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares.

Bari Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bari Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Dharhara
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 339
Male Population 190
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 784
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bari Chak compares

By the 2011 count Bari Chak is the 63rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Bari Chak

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

How far is Bari Chak from other places

Bari Chak lies about 14 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Dasharathpur, about 1.8 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 Bari Chak
Nearest railway station Dasharathpur 1.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharhara 5.0 km
Nearest town Jamālpur 7.5 km
District headquarters Munger 14 km

Villages closest to Bari Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bari Chak village had a population of 339. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Bari Chak village has 190 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bari Chak has about 784 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

Bari Chak covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bari Chak falls under Dharhara tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bari Chak is Dasharathpur, about 1.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bari Chak.

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

Bari Chak is in Dharhara tehsil of Munger district. Dasharathpur is about 1.8 km away. Dharhara is about 5.0 km away. Jamālpur is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachrukhi (under 2 km), Amari (under 2 km) and Adalpur (under 2 km).

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

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