About Chakand Village

Chakand is one of the larger villages in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,804, made up of 4,536 males and 4,268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakand village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Gaya Town C D Block
Pincode	804404
Area (hectares)	265 hectares
Population	8,804
Male Population	4,536
Female Population	4,268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakand compares

By the 2011 count Chakand is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Chakand

Chakand is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chakand 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakand from other places

Chakand lies about 11 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Chakand Railway Station, about 2.0 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 Chakand
Nearest railway station	Chakand Railway Station	2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gaya Town C D Block	11 km
District headquarters	Gaya	11 km

Villages closest to Chakand

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaya Town C D Block 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 Chakand

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakand village had a population of 8,804. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,049 residents.

Chakand village has 4,536 males and 4,268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakand has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Chakand is 804404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakand covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chakand falls under Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakand is Chakand Railway Station, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Chakand.

Chakand is about 11 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakand is in Gaya Town C D Block tehsil of Gaya district. Chakand Railway Station is about 2.0 km away. Gaya Town C D Block is about 11 km away. Gaya is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.