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About Dharam Chak Village

Dharam Chak is a mid sized village in Dariapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,465, made up of 799 males and 666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 834 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares.

Dharam Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dharam Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Dariapur
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 1,465
Male Population 799
Female Population 666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 834
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dharam Chak compares

By the 2011 count Dharam Chak is the 72nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Dharam Chak

Dharam Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dharam 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dharam Chak from other places

Dharam Chak lies about 78 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Pali, about 20 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 Dharam Chak
Nearest town Bikram 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Pali 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Dariapur 23 km
District headquarters Saran 78 km

Villages closest to Dharam Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dharam Chak village had a population of 1,465. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents.

Dharam Chak village has 799 males and 666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dharam Chak has about 834 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Dharam Chak covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dharam Chak falls under Dariapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dharam Chak is Pali, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Dharam Chak.

Dharam Chak is about 78 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dharam Chak is in Dariapur tehsil of Saran district. Bikram is about 8.4 km away. Pali is about 20 km away. Dariapur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramjitpur (4.7 km), Gopalpur (5.1 km) and Dhannechapra (5.3 km).

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

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