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About Chak Bara Village

Chak Bara is a large village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,495, made up of 1,814 males and 1,681 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Bara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Bara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Chakia
Pincode 845412
Area (hectares) 347.4 hectares
Population 3,495
Male Population 1,814
Female Population 1,681
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chak Bara compares

By the 2011 count Chak Bara is the 17th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents. Its 347.4 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Chak Bara

Chak Bara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Bara as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chak Bara from other places

Chak Bara lies about 27 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Sahasralingam, about 4.7 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 Chak Bara
Nearest railway station Sahasralingam 4.7 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 14 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 27 km

Villages closest to Chak Bara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Bara village had a population of 3,495. That makes it the 17th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents.

Chak Bara village has 1,814 males and 1,681 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Bara has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Chak Bara is 845412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Bara covers 347.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak Bara falls under Chakia tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chak Bara is Sahasralingam, about 4.7 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 km distance for Chak Bara.

Chak Bara is about 27 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Bara is in Chakia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Sahasralingam is about 4.7 km away. Sāhibganj is about 12 km away. Chakia 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 Ballo Chak (under 2 km), Bairiya (5.2 km) and Madhurapur (5.9 km).

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

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