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About Gausi Chak Village

Gausi Chak is a mid sized village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 726, made up of 382 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74 hectares hectares.

Gausi Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gausi Chak village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Meherma
Area (hectares) 74 hectares
Population 726
Male Population 382
Female Population 344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Gausi Chak compares

By the 2011 count Gausi Chak is the 69th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 74 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Gausi Chak

Gausi 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 Gausi Chak as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gausi Chak from other places

Gausi Chak lies about 24 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 15 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 Gausi Chak
Nearest railway station Bela 15 km
Nearest town Purāini 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Meherma 24 km
District headquarters Godda 24 km

Villages closest to Gausi Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gausi Chak village had a population of 726. That makes it the 69th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Gausi Chak village has 382 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gausi Chak has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Gausi Chak covers 74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gausi Chak falls under Meherma tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gausi Chak is Bela, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Gausi Chak.

Gausi Chak is about 24 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gausi Chak is in Meherma tehsil of Godda district. Bela is about 15 km away. Purāini is about 21 km away. Meherma 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 Gauri Chak (under 2 km), Sauri Chak (under 2 km) and Jhagraha (1.7 km).

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

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