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About Chakia Village

Chakia is a small village in Pach Deuri tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 478, made up of 251 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.44 hectares hectares.

Chakia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Pach Deuri
Area (hectares) 84.44 hectares
Population 478
Male Population 251
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakia compares

By the 2011 count Chakia is the 68th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents. Its 84.44 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Chakia

Chakia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakia 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 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
Tehsil headquarters Pach Deuri 5.0 km
Nearest town Kataiya 7.3 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 Pach Deuri 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 478. That makes it the 68th largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents.

Chakia village has 251 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakia has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1055.

Chakia covers 84.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakia falls under Pach Deuri 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 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 Pach Deuri tehsil of Gopalganj district. Panchdeori Halt is about 3.2 km away. Pach Deuri is about 5.0 km away. Kataiya is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rupi Bagahi (under 2 km), Indar Patti (under 2 km) and Khalganw (1.5 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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