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About Mirik Chak Village

Mirik Chak is a small village in Thakurgangti tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 8 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mirik Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mirik Chak village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Thakurgangti
Pincode 813208
Area (hectares) 49.22 hectares
Population 15
Male Population 8
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mirik Chak compares

By the 2011 count Mirik Chak is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 49.22 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Mirik Chak

Mirik Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mirik Chak as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Mirik Chak from other places

Mirik Chak lies about 59 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Sahibganj, about 7.0 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 Mirik Chak
Nearest railway station Sahibganj 7.0 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Thakurgangti 21 km
District headquarters Godda 59 km

Villages closest to Mirik Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Mirik Chak village had a population of 15. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Mirik Chak village has 8 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mirik Chak has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Mirik Chak is 813208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mirik Chak covers 49.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mirik Chak falls under Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Mirik Chak is Sahibganj, about 7.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Mirik Chak.

Mirik Chak is about 59 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mirik Chak is in Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district. Sahibganj is about 7.0 km away. Sāhibganj is about 7.3 km away. Thakurgangti 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 Baheradih (6.0 km), Saharabari (9.9 km) and Majh Kola (10 km).

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

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