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About Ashraf Chak Village

Ashraf Chak is a mid sized village in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,968, made up of 998 males and 970 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ashraf Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ashraf Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Simri Bakhtiarpur
Pincode 852127
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 1,968
Male Population 998
Female Population 970
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ashraf Chak compares

By the 2011 count Ashraf Chak is the 42nd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 49 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Ashraf Chak

Ashraf Chak is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Ashraf Chak as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ashraf Chak from other places

Ashraf Chak lies about 15 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about 2.1 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 Ashraf Chak
Nearest railway station Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Simri Bakhtiarpur 2.2 km
District headquarters Saharsa 15 km

Villages closest to Ashraf Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Simri Bakhtiarpur 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 Ashraf Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Ashraf Chak village had a population of 1,968. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Ashraf Chak village has 998 males and 970 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ashraf Chak has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Ashraf Chak is 852127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ashraf Chak covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 49 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ashraf Chak falls under Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Ashraf Chak is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about 2.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ashraf Chak.

Ashraf Chak is about 15 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ashraf Chak is in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika is about 2.1 km away. Simri Bakhtiarpur is about 2.2 km away. Saharsa is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raipura (under 2 km), Bhorha (under 2 km) and Bhauara (under 2 km).

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

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