About Gauri Chak Village

Gauri Chak is a mid sized village in Meherma tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 939, made up of 518 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 813 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gauri Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauri Chak village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Meherma
Pincode	814160
Area (hectares)	55 hectares
Population	939
Male Population	518
Female Population	421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	813
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gauri Chak compares

By the 2011 count Gauri Chak is the 60th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents. Its 55 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Gauri Chak

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

How far is Gauri Chak from other places

Gauri 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 Gauri 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 Gauri 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.

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Common questions about Gauri Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauri Chak village had a population of 939. That makes it the 60th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,000 residents.

Gauri Chak village has 518 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauri Chak has about 813 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Gauri Chak is 814160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauri Chak covers 55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Gauri Chak is Bela, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Gauri Chak.

Gauri 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.

Gauri 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.