About Chakani Village

Chakani is a large village in Simri tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,340, made up of 1,258 males and 1,082 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86 hectares hectares.

Chakani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakani village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Simri
Area (hectares)	86 hectares
Population	2,340
Male Population	1,258
Female Population	1,082
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	860
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Chakani compares

By the 2011 count Chakani is the 25th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents. Its 86 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Chakani

Chakani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chakani as Available within 5 - 10 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakani from other places

Chakani lies about 19 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Dumraon, about 5.1 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 Chakani
Tehsil headquarters	Simri	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Dumraon	5.1 km
District headquarters	Buxar	19 km

Villages closest to Chakani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakani village had a population of 2,340. That makes it the 25th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,147 residents.

Chakani village has 1,258 males and 1,082 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakani has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Chakani covers 86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chakani falls under Simri tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakani is Dumraon, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Chakani is about 19 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakani is in Simri tehsil of Buxar district. Simri is about 5.0 km away. Dumraon is about 5.1 km away. Buxar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.