About Chakwa Village

Chakwa is one of the larger villages in Jagdishpur tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,814, made up of 6,627 males and 6,187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 419 hectares hectares.

Chakwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Jagdishpur
Area (hectares)	419 hectares
Population	12,814
Male Population	6,627
Female Population	6,187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chakwa compares

By the 2011 count Chakwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents. Its 419 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Chakwa

Chakwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakwa from other places

Chakwa lies about 132 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Rambhaddarpur, about 6.5 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 Chakwa
Nearest railway station	Rambhaddarpur	6.5 km
Nearest town	Samāstipur	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jagdishpur	27 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	132 km

Villages closest to Chakwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakwa village had a population of 12,814. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,264 residents.

Chakwa village has 6,627 males and 6,187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakwa has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 909.

Chakwa covers 419 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chakwa falls under Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakwa is Rambhaddarpur, about 6.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chakwa.

Chakwa is about 132 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakwa is in Jagdishpur tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Rambhaddarpur is about 6.5 km away. Samāstipur is about 20 km away. Jagdishpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.