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About Bhikhu Chak Village

Bhikhu Chak is a mid sized village in Belchhi tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 714, made up of 375 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares.

Bhikhu Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhikhu Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Belchhi
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 714
Male Population 375
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhikhu Chak compares

By the 2011 count Bhikhu Chak is the 20th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Bhikhu Chak

Bhikhu Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhikhu Chak as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Bhikhu Chak from other places

Bhikhu Chak lies about 59 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Achuara Halt, 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 Bhikhu Chak
Nearest railway station Achuara Halt 10 km
Nearest town Bārh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Belchhi 34 km
District headquarters Patna 59 km

Villages closest to Bhikhu Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhikhu Chak village had a population of 714. That makes it the 20th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,757 residents.

Bhikhu Chak village has 375 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhikhu Chak has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Bhikhu Chak covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhikhu Chak falls under Belchhi tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Bhikhu Chak is Achuara Halt, 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 village for Bhikhu Chak.

Bhikhu Chak is about 59 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhikhu Chak is in Belchhi tehsil of Patna district. Achuara Halt is about 10 km away. Bārh is about 14 km away. Belchhi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ahranwan (2.7 km), Mahmuda Saksohra (3.4 km) and Az Rakbe Saksohara (3.4 km).

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

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