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About Chakia Village

Chakia is a mid sized village in Bhorey tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 506, made up of 227 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,229 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.96 hectares hectares.

Chakia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Bhorey
Area (hectares) 24.96 hectares
Population 506
Male Population 227
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,229
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakia compares

By the 2011 count Chakia is the 99th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 24.96 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

Getting to Chakia

Chakia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chakia as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakia from other places

Chakia lies about 30 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 3.2 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 Chakia
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 3.2 km
Nearest town Kataiya 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhorey 30 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 30 km

Villages closest to Chakia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakia village had a population of 506. That makes it the 99th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Chakia village has 227 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakia has about 1229 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

Chakia covers 24.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chakia falls under Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakia is Panchdeori Halt, about 3.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chakia.

Chakia is about 30 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakia is in Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district. Panchdeori Halt is about 3.2 km away. Kataiya is about 7.3 km away. Bhorey is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barehi (2.9 km), Jaitpur (4.1 km) and Jaitpura (4.1 km).

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

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