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About Gilani Chak Village

Gilani Chak is a mid sized village in Nagar Nausa tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 922, made up of 502 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gilani Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gilani Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Nagar Nausa
Pincode 803202
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 922
Male Population 502
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gilani Chak compares

By the 2011 count Gilani Chak is the 34th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents. Its 75 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 913.

Getting to Gilani Chak

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

How far is Gilani Chak from other places

Gilani Chak lies about 20 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Manjhauligram H, about 7.6 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 Gilani Chak
Tehsil headquarters Nagar Nausa 7.0 km
Nearest railway station Manjhauligram H 7.6 km
Nearest town Bakhtiarpur 13 km
District headquarters Nalanda 20 km

Villages closest to Gilani Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagar Nausa 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 Gilani Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Gilani Chak village had a population of 922. That makes it the 34th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents.

Gilani Chak village has 502 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gilani Chak has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Gilani Chak is 803202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gilani Chak covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gilani Chak falls under Nagar Nausa tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gilani Chak is Manjhauligram H, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Gilani Chak.

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

Gilani Chak is in Nagar Nausa tehsil of Nalanda district. Nagar Nausa is about 7.0 km away. Manjhauligram H is about 7.6 km away. Bakhtiarpur 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 Mal Bigha (under 2 km), Bhuthakhar (1.8 km) and Hayatpur (2.7 km).

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

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