About Chakwa Village

Chakwa is a mid sized village in Baheri tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,684, made up of 867 males and 817 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Baheri
Pincode	847101
Area (hectares)	123 hectares
Population	1,684
Male Population	867
Female Population	817
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chakwa compares

By the 2011 count Chakwa is the 45th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,360 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Chakwa

Chakwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chakwa 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 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 22 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Rambhaddarpur, about 7.2 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	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baheri	12 km
Nearest town	Samāstipur	19 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	22 km

Villages closest to Chakwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baheri 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 1,684. That makes it the 45th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,360 residents.

Chakwa village has 867 males and 817 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakwa has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Chakwa is 847101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakwa covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakwa falls under Baheri tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakwa is Rambhaddarpur, about 7.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chakwa.

Chakwa is about 22 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakwa is in Baheri tehsil of Darbhanga district. Rambhaddarpur is about 7.2 km away. Baheri is about 12 km away. Samāstipur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.