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About Bana Chak Village

Bana Chak is a small village in Itkhori tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 237, made up of 115 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bana Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bana Chak village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Itkhori
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 15 hectares
Population 237
Male Population 115
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bana Chak compares

By the 2011 count Bana Chak is the 76th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 558 residents. Its 15 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Bana Chak

Bana Chak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bana Chak as Available within 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 Bana Chak from other places

Bana Chak lies about 34 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 19 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 Bana Chak
Tehsil headquarters Itkhori 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 19 km
Nearest town Bagaha 24 km
District headquarters Chatra 34 km

Villages closest to Bana Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bana Chak village had a population of 237. That makes it the 76th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 558 residents.

Bana Chak village has 115 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bana Chak has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Bana Chak is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bana Chak covers 15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Bana Chak falls under Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bana Chak is Kathautia, about 19 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bana Chak.

Bana Chak is about 34 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bana Chak is in Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district. Itkhori is about 5.0 km away. Kathautia is about 19 km away. Bagaha is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharouni (under 2 km), Joridih Alias Sompura (under 2 km) and Sirmatpur (1.6 km).

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

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