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About Kasturi Chak Village

Kasturi Chak is a mid sized village in Sonepur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,927, made up of 1,019 males and 908 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares.

Kasturi Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kasturi Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Sonepur
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 1,927
Male Population 1,019
Female Population 908
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kasturi Chak compares

By the 2011 count Kasturi Chak is the 42nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Kasturi Chak

Kasturi Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kasturi 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kasturi Chak from other places

Kasturi Chak lies about 76 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Bhootnath, 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 Kasturi Chak
Nearest railway station Bhootnath under 2 km
Nearest town Patna 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonepur 12 km
District headquarters Saran 76 km

Villages closest to Kasturi Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kasturi Chak village had a population of 1,927. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Kasturi Chak village has 1,019 males and 908 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kasturi Chak has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Kasturi Chak covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kasturi Chak falls under Sonepur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kasturi Chak is Bhootnath, about under 2 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 village for Kasturi Chak.

Kasturi Chak is about 76 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kasturi Chak is in Sonepur tehsil of Saran district. Bhootnath is about under 2 km away. Patna is about 3.7 km away. Sonepur 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 Chak Jujhari (under 2 km), Khemi Chak (under 2 km) and Shahpur (2.9 km).

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

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