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About Guru Chak Village

Guru Chak is a mid sized village in Narhat tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 952, made up of 482 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares.

Guru Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Guru Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Narhat
Area (hectares) 44 hectares
Population 952
Male Population 482
Female Population 470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
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 Guru Chak compares

By the 2011 count Guru Chak is the 47th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,837 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Guru Chak

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

Guru Chak lies about 15 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Tilaiya Junction Railway Station, about 1.5 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 Guru Chak
Nearest town Hisua under 2 km
Nearest railway station Tilaiya Junction Railway Station 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Narhat 6.8 km
District headquarters Nawada 15 km

Villages closest to Guru Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Guru Chak village had a population of 952. That makes it the 47th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,837 residents.

Guru Chak village has 482 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Guru Chak has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Guru Chak covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Guru Chak falls under Narhat tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Guru Chak is Tilaiya Junction Railway Station, about 1.5 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 Guru Chak.

Guru Chak is about 15 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Guru Chak is in Narhat tehsil of Nawada district. Hisua is about under 2 km away. Tilaiya Junction Railway Station is about 1.5 km away. Narhat is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pali Khurd (under 2 km), Bhim Bigha (2.1 km) and Pali Kalan (2.3 km).

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

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