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About Chak Village

Chak is a small village in Chauparan tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 143 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chauparan
Pincode 825406
Area (hectares) 15.44 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 143
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak compares

By the 2011 count Chak is the 144th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 15.44 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Chak

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

Chak lies about 45 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hirodih, about 5.5 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 Chak
Nearest railway station Hirodih 5.5 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chauparan 30 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 45 km

Villages closest to 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 Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak village had a population of 278. That makes it the 144th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Chak village has 143 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

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

Chak covers 15.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chak falls under Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chak is Hirodih, about 5.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chak.

Chak is about 45 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak is in Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Hirodih is about 5.5 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 8.3 km away. Chauparan is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Biranchi Chak (under 2 km), Chakundha (under 2 km) and Fagir Chak (under 2 km).

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

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