About Chakdah Village

Chakdah is a mid sized village in Ekangarsarai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 748, made up of 413 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 811 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakdah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakdah village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Ekangarsarai
Pincode	801301
Area (hectares)	126 hectares
Population	748
Male Population	413
Female Population	335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	811
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 Chakdah compares

By the 2011 count Chakdah is the 65th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Chakdah

Chakdah is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chakdah 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 Chakdah from other places

Chakdah lies about 15 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Ekangarsarai, about 4.2 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 Chakdah
Nearest railway station	Ekangarsarai	4.2 km
Nearest town	Islāmpur	9.4 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	15 km

Villages closest to Chakdah

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

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Common questions about Chakdah

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakdah village had a population of 748. That makes it the 65th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Chakdah village has 413 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakdah has about 811 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Chakdah is 801301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakdah covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakdah falls under Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakdah is Ekangarsarai, about 4.2 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 Chakdah.

Chakdah is about 15 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakdah is in Ekangarsarai tehsil of Nalanda district. Ekangarsarai is about 4.2 km away. Islāmpur is about 9.4 km away. Nalanda is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.