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About Chakwath Village

Chakwath is a large village in Behea tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,964, made up of 2,508 males and 2,456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482 hectares hectares.

Chakwath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakwath village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Behea
Area (hectares) 482 hectares
Population 4,964
Male Population 2,508
Female Population 2,456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chakwath compares

By the 2011 count Chakwath is the 6th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents. Its 482 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Chakwath

Chakwath is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chakwath as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhinriya, Bhoja Chak, Bibi Mah Chak and Bikrampur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chakwath

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakwath village had a population of 4,964. That makes it the 6th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,016 residents.

Chakwath village has 2,508 males and 2,456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakwath has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Chakwath covers 482 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakwath falls under Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Chakwath notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Chakwath.

Chakwath is in Behea tehsil of Bhojpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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