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About Chak Dagraha Village

Chak Dagraha is a small village in Mehsi tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 406, made up of 220 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.4 hectares hectares.

Chak Dagraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Dagraha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Mehsi
Area (hectares) 30.4 hectares
Population 406
Male Population 220
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
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 Chak Dagraha compares

By the 2011 count Chak Dagraha is the 76th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 30.4 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Chak Dagraha

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

Chak Dagraha 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 Dagraha
Nearest railway station Sahasralingam 4.7 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Mehsi 20 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 27 km

Villages closest to Chak Dagraha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mehsi 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 Dagraha

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Dagraha village had a population of 406. That makes it the 76th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Chak Dagraha village has 220 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Dagraha has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 903.

Chak Dagraha covers 30.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak Dagraha falls under Mehsi tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chak Dagraha 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 - 10 km distance for Chak Dagraha.

Chak Dagraha 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 Dagraha is in Mehsi tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Sahasralingam is about 4.7 km away. Sāhibganj is about 12 km away. Mehsi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Lahuran (under 2 km), Kaleyanpur (3.3 km) and Rajepur (3.4 km).

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

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