About Chaukta Village

Chaukta is one of the larger villages in Jokihat tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,825, made up of 3,027 males and 2,798 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 466 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaukta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukta village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Jokihat
Pincode	854325
Area (hectares)	466 hectares
Population	5,825
Male Population	3,027
Female Population	2,798
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaukta compares

By the 2011 count Chaukta is the 13th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents. Its 466 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Chaukta

Chaukta is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chaukta as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chaukta from other places

Chaukta lies about 16 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Satar Halt, about 11 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 Chaukta
Nearest railway station	Satar Halt	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jokihat	12 km
District headquarters	Araria	16 km
Nearest town	Arāria	16 km

Villages closest to Chaukta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jokihat 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 Chaukta

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukta village had a population of 5,825. That makes it the 13th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,253 residents.

Chaukta village has 3,027 males and 2,798 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukta has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Chaukta is 854325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaukta covers 466 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaukta falls under Jokihat tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chaukta is Satar Halt, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Chaukta.

Chaukta is about 16 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaukta is in Jokihat tehsil of Araria district. Satar Halt is about 11 km away. Jokihat is about 12 km away. Araria is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.