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About Bania Chak Village

Bania Chak is a small village in Chauparan tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 177, made up of 80 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,212 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bania Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bania Chak village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chauparan
Pincode 825406
Area (hectares) 11.83 hectares
Population 177
Male Population 80
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,212
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bania Chak compares

By the 2011 count Bania Chak is the 163rd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 11.83 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Bania Chak

Bania Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Bania Chak as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Bania Chak from other places

Bania Chak lies about 44 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 22 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 Bania Chak
Tehsil headquarters Chauparan 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 22 km
Nearest town Bagaha 23 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 44 km

Villages closest to Bania Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bania Chak village had a population of 177. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Bania Chak village has 80 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bania Chak has about 1212 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Bania Chak is 825406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bania Chak covers 11.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bania Chak falls under Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bania Chak is Kathautia, about 22 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 <5 km distance for Bania Chak.

Bania Chak is about 44 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bania Chak is in Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Chauparan is about 5.8 km away. Kathautia is about 22 km away. Bagaha is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baida Chak (under 2 km), Amraul (under 2 km) and Kendua Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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