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About Bhawda Chak Village

Bhawda Chak is a small village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 103 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 835 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhawda Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhawda Chak village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Rajmahal
Pincode 816129
Area (hectares) 33 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 103
Female Population 86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 835
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Bhawda Chak compares

By the 2011 count Bhawda Chak is the 76th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 33 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Bhawda Chak

The census records public bus service for Bhawda Chak as Available within <5 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhawda Chak from other places

Bhawda Chak lies about 27 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Murli Halt, about 2.1 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 Bhawda Chak
Nearest railway station Murli Halt 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajmahal 8.2 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 8.2 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 27 km

Villages closest to Bhawda Chak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhawda Chak village had a population of 189. That makes it the 76th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Bhawda Chak village has 103 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhawda Chak has about 835 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Bhawda Chak is 816129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhawda Chak covers 33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhawda Chak falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bhawda Chak is Murli Halt, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhawda Chak.

Bhawda Chak is about 27 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhawda Chak is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Murli Halt is about 2.1 km away. Rajmahal is about 8.2 km away. Rājmahal is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murli (under 2 km), Khairbani (under 2 km) and Pararia (under 2 km).

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

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