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About Bakwa Chak Village

Bakwa Chak is a small village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 90 males and 98 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bakwa Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bakwa Chak village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Mahagama
Pincode 814154
Area (hectares) 22 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 90
Female Population 98
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bakwa Chak compares

By the 2011 count Bakwa Chak is the 169th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 22 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Bakwa Chak

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

How far is Bakwa Chak from other places

Bakwa Chak lies about 21 km from Godda. 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 Bakwa Chak
Tehsil headquarters Mahagama 6.1 km
District headquarters Godda 21 km

Villages closest to Bakwa Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bakwa Chak village had a population of 188. That makes it the 169th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Bakwa Chak village has 90 males and 98 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bakwa Chak has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Bakwa Chak is 814154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bakwa Chak covers 22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bakwa Chak falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Bakwa Chak notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Bakwa Chak.

Bakwa Chak is about 21 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bakwa Chak is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 6.1 km away. Godda is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Janki Kita (under 2 km), Samda (under 2 km) and Lamha Mal (under 2 km).

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

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