About Chakhni Village

Chakhni is a mid sized village in Bijaipur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 938, made up of 441 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares.

Chakhni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakhni village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gopalganj
Tehsil	Bijaipur
Area (hectares)	96 hectares
Population	938
Male Population	441
Female Population	497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,127
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Chakhni compares

By the 2011 count Chakhni is the 49th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1101.

Getting to Chakhni

Chakhni 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 Chakhni as Available within village. 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 Chakhni from other places

Chakhni lies about 41 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Nonapar, about 10 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 Chakhni
Nearest railway station	Nonapar	10 km
Nearest town	Kataiya	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bijaipur	29 km
District headquarters	Gopalganj	41 km

Villages closest to Chakhni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakhni village had a population of 938. That makes it the 49th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Chakhni village has 441 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakhni has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1101.

Chakhni covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakhni falls under Bijaipur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakhni is Nonapar, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Chakhni is about 41 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakhni is in Bijaipur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Nonapar is about 10 km away. Kataiya is about 17 km away. Bijaipur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.