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About Chakband Village

Chakband is a mid sized village in Mansahi tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,491, made up of 791 males and 700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.1 hectares hectares.

Chakband Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakband village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Mansahi
Area (hectares) 67.1 hectares
Population 1,491
Male Population 791
Female Population 700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chakband compares

By the 2011 count Chakband is the 17th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,241 residents. Its 67.1 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Chakband

Chakband is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chakband as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakband from other places

Chakband lies about 7.4 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Manshahi, about under 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 Chakband
Nearest railway station Manshahi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Mansahi 7.4 km
District headquarters Katihar 7.4 km

Villages closest to Chakband

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakband village had a population of 1,491. That makes it the 17th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,241 residents.

Chakband village has 791 males and 700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakband has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Chakband covers 67.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chakband falls under Mansahi tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakband is Manshahi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Chakband is about 7.4 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakband is in Mansahi tehsil of Katihar district. Manshahi is about under 2 km away. Mansahi is about 7.4 km away. Katihar is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghasi Tola (under 2 km), Mansh Hahi (under 2 km) and Morangi (under 2 km).

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

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