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About Hanumani Chakla Village

Hanumani Chakla is a small village in Dhamdaha tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 155 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15 hectares hectares.

Hanumani Chakla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hanumani Chakla village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dhamdaha
Area (hectares) 15 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 155
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
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 Hanumani Chakla compares

By the 2011 count Hanumani Chakla is the 55th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents. Its 15 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Hanumani Chakla

Hanumani Chakla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Hanumani Chakla 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 Hanumani Chakla from other places

Hanumani Chakla lies about 30 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Sukhsena, about 8.3 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 Hanumani Chakla
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdaha under 2 km
Nearest railway station Sukhsena 8.3 km
Nearest town Banmankhi Bazar 16 km
District headquarters Purnia 30 km

Villages closest to Hanumani Chakla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhamdaha 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 Hanumani Chakla

As per the Census of India 2011, Hanumani Chakla village had a population of 290. That makes it the 55th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents.

Hanumani Chakla village has 155 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hanumani Chakla has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 913.

Hanumani Chakla covers 15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Hanumani Chakla falls under Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Hanumani Chakla is Sukhsena, about 8.3 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 Hanumani Chakla.

Hanumani Chakla is about 30 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hanumani Chakla is in Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district. Dhamdaha is about under 2 km away. Sukhsena is about 8.3 km away. Banmankhi Bazar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamdaha (under 2 km), Chandrahi (1.9 km) and Kuari (2.5 km).

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

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