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About Chak Makhan Village

Chak Makhan is a small village in Kurhani tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 471, made up of 260 males and 211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 812 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares.

Chak Makhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Makhan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Kurhani
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 471
Male Population 260
Female Population 211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 812
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Makhan compares

By the 2011 count Chak Makhan is the 141st largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,705 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Chak Makhan

Chak Makhan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chak Makhan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chak Makhan from other places

Chak Makhan lies about 20 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kurhani, about 6.2 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 Chak Makhan
Nearest railway station Kurhani 6.2 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 20 km

Villages closest to Chak Makhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Makhan village had a population of 471. That makes it the 141st largest of the 159 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,705 residents.

Chak Makhan village has 260 males and 211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Makhan has about 812 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Chak Makhan covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak Makhan falls under Kurhani tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chak Makhan is Kurhani, about 6.2 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 10+ km distance for Chak Makhan.

Chak Makhan is about 20 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Makhan is in Kurhani tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Kurhani is about 6.2 km away. Muzaffarpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sherpurchak Makhan (under 2 km), Ladauar (under 2 km) and Ladaura (under 2 km).

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

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