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About Yakub Chak Village

Yakub Chak is a mid sized village in Taraiya tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,501, made up of 770 males and 731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares.

Yakub Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Yakub Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Taraiya
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 1,501
Male Population 770
Female Population 731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Yakub Chak compares

By the 2011 count Yakub Chak is the 35th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Yakub Chak

Yakub Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Yakub Chak as Available within <5 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 Yakub Chak from other places

Yakub Chak lies about 29 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Sham Kauria, about 7.5 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 Yakub Chak
Tehsil headquarters Taraiya 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Sham Kauria 7.5 km
Nearest town Marhaura 9.0 km
District headquarters Saran 29 km

Villages closest to Yakub Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Yakub Chak village had a population of 1,501. That makes it the 35th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Yakub Chak village has 770 males and 731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Yakub Chak has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Yakub Chak covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Yakub Chak falls under Taraiya tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Yakub Chak is Sham Kauria, about 7.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Yakub Chak.

Yakub Chak is about 29 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Yakub Chak is in Taraiya tehsil of Saran district. Taraiya is about 3.9 km away. Sham Kauria is about 7.5 km away. Marhaura is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Faridpur (under 2 km), Rajdhani (under 2 km) and Belahri (under 2 km).

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

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