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About Chakia Village

Chakia is a small village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 143 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8 hectares hectares.

Chakia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Katiya
Area (hectares) 8 hectares
Population 276
Male Population 143
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
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 90th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 8 hectares work out to about 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1114.

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 Katiya 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 Katiya 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 276. That makes it the 90th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Chakia village has 143 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakia has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Chakia covers 8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 34 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chakia falls under Katiya 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 Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Panchdeori Halt is about 3.2 km away. Kataiya is about 7.3 km away. Katiya 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 Sidhwania (under 2 km), Shukrauli (under 2 km) and Dharmagta (1.7 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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