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About Chakka Village

Chakka is a mid sized village in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,163, made up of 610 males and 553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakka village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Keotiranway
Pincode 847237
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 1,163
Male Population 610
Female Population 553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chakka compares

By the 2011 count Chakka is the 61st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Chakka

Chakka is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chakka 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakka from other places

Chakka lies about 24 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Manigachi, about 6.9 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 Chakka
Nearest railway station Manigachi 6.9 km
Nearest town Benipur 11 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Keotiranway 24 km

Villages closest to Chakka

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

Common questions about Chakka

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakka village had a population of 1,163. That makes it the 61st largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Chakka village has 610 males and 553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakka has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Chakka is 847237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakka covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakka falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakka is Manigachi, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Chakka is about 24 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakka is in Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. Manigachi is about 6.9 km away. Benipur is about 11 km away. Darbhanga is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Ajam (under 2 km), Dheri Chak (under 2 km) and Kaem Chak (under 2 km).

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

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