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About Haram Chak Village

Haram Chak is a small village in Ghat Kusumbha tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 153 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haram Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haram Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Ghat Kusumbha
Pincode 811311
Area (hectares) 85 hectares
Population 292
Male Population 153
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Haram Chak compares

By the 2011 count Haram Chak is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,102 residents. Its 85 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Haram Chak

Haram Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Haram Chak as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Haram Chak from other places

Haram Chak lies about 17 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Dhurant Jwas Halt, about 6.0 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 Haram Chak
Nearest railway station Dhurant Jwas Halt 6.0 km
Nearest town Barhiya 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghat Kusumbha 17 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 17 km

Villages closest to Haram Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghat Kusumbha 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 Haram Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Haram Chak village had a population of 292. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,102 residents.

Haram Chak village has 153 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haram Chak has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Haram Chak is 811311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Haram Chak covers 85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Haram Chak falls under Ghat Kusumbha tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Haram Chak is Dhurant Jwas Halt, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Haram Chak.

Haram Chak is about 17 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haram Chak is in Ghat Kusumbha tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Dhurant Jwas Halt is about 6.0 km away. Barhiya is about 9.9 km away. Ghat Kusumbha is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panapur (under 2 km), Jitwarpur (under 2 km) and Alapur (2.4 km).

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

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