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About Daria Chak Village

Daria Chak is a mid sized village in Barbigha tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,073, made up of 534 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.14 hectares hectares.

Daria Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Daria Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Barbigha
Area (hectares) 87.14 hectares
Population 1,073
Male Population 534
Female Population 539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Daria Chak compares

By the 2011 count Daria Chak is the 29th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents. Its 87.14 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Daria Chak

Daria Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Daria Chak as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Daria Chak from other places

Daria Chak lies about 12 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 5.4 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 Daria Chak
Tehsil headquarters Barbigha 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Sarsa Jamalpur 5.4 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 12 km

Villages closest to Daria Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Daria Chak village had a population of 1,073. That makes it the 29th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents.

Daria Chak village has 534 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Daria Chak has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Daria Chak covers 87.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Daria Chak falls under Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Daria Chak is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 5.4 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 - 10 km distance for Daria Chak.

Daria Chak is about 12 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Daria Chak is in Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Barbigha is about 4.0 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 5.4 km away. Sheikhpura 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 Khalil Chak (under 2 km), Sanwas (under 2 km) and Rajoura (1.6 km).

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

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