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About Mahmud Chak Village

Mahmud Chak is a large village in Sonepur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,795, made up of 1,476 males and 1,319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares.

Mahmud Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mahmud Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Sonepur
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 2,795
Male Population 1,476
Female Population 1,319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Mahmud Chak compares

By the 2011 count Mahmud Chak is the 29th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 103 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 Mahmud Chak

Mahmud 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 Mahmud Chak as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mahmud Chak from other places

Mahmud Chak lies about 75 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Hajipur Junction, about 4.3 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 Mahmud Chak
Nearest town Hājīpur 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Hajipur Junction 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonepur 7.6 km
District headquarters Saran 75 km

Villages closest to Mahmud 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 Mahmud Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Mahmud Chak village had a population of 2,795. That makes it the 29th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Mahmud Chak village has 1,476 males and 1,319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mahmud Chak has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Mahmud Chak covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Mahmud Chak is Hajipur Junction, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mahmud Chak.

Mahmud Chak is about 75 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mahmud Chak is in Sonepur tehsil of Saran district. Hājīpur is about 3.3 km away. Hajipur Junction is about 4.3 km away. Sonepur is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lahlad Chak (under 2 km), Dumari Buzurg (4.3 km) and Barbatta (7.5 km).

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

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