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About Chak Village

Chak is a large village in Jalalgarh tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,810, made up of 1,442 males and 1,368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 448 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Jalalgarh
Pincode 854325
Area (hectares) 448 hectares
Population 2,810
Male Population 1,442
Female Population 1,368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chak compares

By the 2011 count Chak is the 16th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents. Its 448 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Chak

The census records public bus service for Chak 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak from other places

Chak lies about 19 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, 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 Chak
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh under 2 km
Nearest town Kasba 10 km
District headquarters Purnia 19 km

Villages closest to Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak village had a population of 2,810. That makes it the 16th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents.

Chak village has 1,442 males and 1,368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Chak is 854325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak covers 448 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak falls under Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chak is Jalalgarh, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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.

Chak is about 19 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak is in Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district. Jalalgarh is about under 2 km away. Kasba is about 10 km away. Purnia is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahiarpur (under 2 km), Dukrail (under 2 km) and Jalalgarh (under 2 km).

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

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