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About Chak Salem Village

Chak Salem is a small village in Musahri tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 53 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 774 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Salem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Salem village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Muzaffarpur
Tehsil Musahri
Pincode 843103
Area (hectares) 8 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 53
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 774
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 Chak Salem compares

By the 2011 count Chak Salem is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,768 residents. Its 8 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Chak Salem

Chak Salem is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chak Salem 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 Chak Salem from other places

Chak Salem lies about 130 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Bathua Bazar, about 10 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 Salem
Nearest railway station Bathua Bazar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Musahri 10 km
Nearest town Kataiya 13 km
District headquarters Muzaffarpur 130 km

Villages closest to Chak Salem

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Musahri 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 Salem

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Salem village had a population of 94. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,768 residents.

Chak Salem village has 53 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Salem has about 774 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Chak Salem is 843103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Salem covers 8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak Salem falls under Musahri tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chak Salem is Bathua Bazar, about 10 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 Chak Salem.

Chak Salem is about 130 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Salem is in Musahri tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Bathua Bazar is about 10 km away. Musahri is about 10 km away. Kataiya 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 Chak Ahmad (under 2 km), Chak Ghazi (under 2 km) and Hasan Chak (under 2 km).

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

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