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About Gauri Chak Village

Gauri Chak is a large village in Sampatchak tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,533, made up of 1,338 males and 1,195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares.

Gauri Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauri Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Sampatchak
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 2,533
Male Population 1,338
Female Population 1,195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gauri Chak compares

By the 2011 count Gauri Chak is the 18th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,143 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 63 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Gauri Chak

Gauri Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gauri Chak as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gauri Chak from other places

Gauri Chak lies about 12 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Fazalchak, about 6.2 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 Gauri Chak
Tehsil headquarters Sampatchak 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Fazalchak 6.2 km
District headquarters Patna 12 km

Villages closest to Gauri Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauri Chak village had a population of 2,533. That makes it the 18th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,143 residents.

Gauri Chak village has 1,338 males and 1,195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauri Chak has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Gauri Chak covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 63 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gauri Chak falls under Sampatchak tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Gauri Chak is Fazalchak, about 6.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gauri Chak.

Gauri Chak is about 12 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauri Chak is in Sampatchak tehsil of Patna district. Sampatchak is about 5.5 km away. Fazalchak is about 6.2 km away. Patna is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koli (under 2 km), Kamarji (under 2 km) and Alabakhshpur (under 2 km).

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

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