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About Khoju Chak Village

Khoju Chak is a large village in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,354, made up of 1,239 males and 1,115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares.

Khoju Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khoju Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Simri Bakhtiarpur
Area (hectares) 107 hectares
Population 2,354
Male Population 1,239
Female Population 1,115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khoju Chak compares

By the 2011 count Khoju Chak is the 39th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Khoju Chak

Khoju Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khoju Chak as Available within village. 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 Khoju Chak from other places

Khoju Chak lies about 13 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about 5.0 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 Khoju Chak
Nearest railway station Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Simri Bakhtiarpur 6.7 km
Nearest town Bangaon 12 km
District headquarters Saharsa 13 km

Villages closest to Khoju 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 Khoju Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Khoju Chak village had a population of 2,354. That makes it the 39th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,954 residents.

Khoju Chak village has 1,239 males and 1,115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khoju Chak has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

Khoju Chak covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Khoju Chak is Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika, about 5.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khoju Chak.

Khoju Chak is about 13 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khoju Chak is in Simri Bakhtiarpur tehsil of Saharsa district. Baba Raghuni Halt Dwarika is about 5.0 km away. Simri Bakhtiarpur is about 6.7 km away. Bangaon is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basatpur (under 2 km), Sonpura (under 2 km) and Bindpur (1.6 km).

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

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