About Chak Village

Chak is a small village in Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 495, made up of 266 males and 229 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Nilambar Pitambarpur
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	59 hectares
Population	495
Male Population	266
Female Population	229
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	861
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak compares

By the 2011 count Chak is the 68th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 871 residents. Its 59 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Chak

Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chak as Available within 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 Chak from other places

Chak lies about 32 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chichaki, about under 2 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	Chichaki	under 2 km
Nearest town	Barki Saria	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nilambar Pitambarpur	32 km
District headquarters	Palamu	32 km

Villages closest to Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak village had a population of 495. That makes it the 68th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 871 residents.

Chak village has 266 males and 229 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Chak is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak covers 59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak falls under Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chak is Chichaki, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chak.

Chak is about 32 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak is in Nilambar Pitambarpur tehsil of Palamu district. Chichaki is about under 2 km away. Barki Saria is about 8.5 km away. Nilambar Pitambarpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.