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About Rashid Chak Village

Rashid Chak is a mid sized village in Hussainganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,271, made up of 644 males and 627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841553, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rashid Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rashid Chak village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Hussainganj
Pincode 841553
Area (hectares) 74.4 hectares
Population 1,271
Male Population 644
Female Population 627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Rashid Chak compares

By the 2011 count Rashid Chak is the 38th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,062 residents. Its 74.4 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Rashid Chak

Rashid 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 Rashid 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 Rashid Chak from other places

Rashid Chak lies about 25 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Phulwaria, about 8.0 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 Rashid Chak
Nearest railway station Phulwaria 8.0 km
Nearest town Mirganj 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Hussainganj 25 km
District headquarters Siwan 25 km

Villages closest to Rashid Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rashid Chak village had a population of 1,271. That makes it the 38th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,062 residents.

Rashid Chak village has 644 males and 627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rashid Chak has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Rashid Chak is 841553. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rashid Chak covers 74.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Rashid Chak falls under Hussainganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Rashid Chak is Phulwaria, about 8.0 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 Rashid Chak.

Rashid Chak is about 25 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rashid Chak is in Hussainganj tehsil of Siwan district. Phulwaria is about 8.0 km away. Mirganj is about 13 km away. Hussainganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hasanpurwa (21 km), Gopalpur (22 km) and Tetaria (24 km).

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

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