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About Chakdhi Village

Chakdhi is a large village in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,331, made up of 1,147 males and 1,184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124 hectares hectares.

Chakdhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakdhi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Asthawan
Area (hectares) 124 hectares
Population 2,331
Male Population 1,147
Female Population 1,184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakdhi compares

By the 2011 count Chakdhi is the 27th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 124 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Chakdhi

Chakdhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chakdhi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakdhi from other places

Chakdhi lies about 28 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Kashi Chak, about 9.8 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 Chakdhi
Nearest town Barbigha 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Kashi Chak 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Asthawan 28 km
District headquarters Nalanda 28 km

Villages closest to Chakdhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakdhi village had a population of 2,331. That makes it the 27th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Chakdhi village has 1,147 males and 1,184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakdhi has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Chakdhi covers 124 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chakdhi falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakdhi is Kashi Chak, about 9.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chakdhi.

Chakdhi is about 28 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakdhi is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Barbigha is about 8.4 km away. Kashi Chak is about 9.8 km away. Asthawan is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jethiar (under 2 km), Shakranwan (under 2 km) and Khurampur (2.0 km).

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

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