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About Nuri Chak Village

Nuri Chak is a mid sized village in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,325, made up of 619 males and 706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,141 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81 hectares hectares.

Nuri Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nuri Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Punpun
Area (hectares) 81 hectares
Population 1,325
Male Population 619
Female Population 706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,141
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 Nuri Chak compares

By the 2011 count Nuri Chak is the 26th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 81 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Nuri Chak

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

Nuri Chak lies about 15 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Maranchi Halt, about under 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 Nuri Chak
Nearest railway station Maranchi Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Punpun 4.8 km
Nearest town Phulwari Sharif 14 km
District headquarters Patna 15 km

Villages closest to Nuri Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Nuri Chak village had a population of 1,325. That makes it the 26th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Nuri Chak village has 619 males and 706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nuri Chak has about 1141 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Nuri Chak covers 81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Nuri Chak falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Nuri Chak is Maranchi Halt, about under 2 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 Nuri Chak.

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

Nuri Chak is in Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Maranchi Halt is about under 2 km away. Punpun is about 4.8 km away. Phulwari Sharif is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baisa (under 2 km), Nima (under 2 km) and Chande Dih (under 2 km).

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

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