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About Maharaji Chakla Village

Maharaji Chakla is a small village in Falka tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 81 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75 hectares hectares.

Maharaji Chakla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Maharaji Chakla village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Falka
Area (hectares) 75 hectares
Population 168
Male Population 81
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Maharaji Chakla compares

By the 2011 count Maharaji Chakla is the 43rd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents. Its 75 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Maharaji Chakla

Maharaji Chakla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Maharaji Chakla as Available within 10+ 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 Maharaji Chakla from other places

Maharaji Chakla lies about 31 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bakhri, about 6.4 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 Maharaji Chakla
Nearest railway station Bakhri 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Falka 10 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 23 km
District headquarters Katihar 31 km

Villages closest to Maharaji Chakla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Falka 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 Maharaji Chakla

As per the Census of India 2011, Maharaji Chakla village had a population of 168. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,840 residents.

Maharaji Chakla village has 81 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Maharaji Chakla has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Maharaji Chakla covers 75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Maharaji Chakla falls under Falka tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Maharaji Chakla is Bakhri, about 6.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Maharaji Chakla.

Maharaji Chakla is about 31 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Maharaji Chakla is in Falka tehsil of Katihar district. Bakhri is about 6.4 km away. Falka is about 10 km away. Naugachhia is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sabda (under 2 km), Pothia (under 2 km) and Lohni (under 2 km).

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

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