About Chaukia Village

Chaukia is one of the larger villages in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,769, made up of 4,394 males and 4,375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1300 hectares hectares.

Chaukia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nawada
Tehsil	Sirdala
Area (hectares)	1300 hectares
Population	8,769
Male Population	4,394
Female Population	4,375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
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 Chaukia compares

By the 2011 count Chaukia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 1300 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Chaukia

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

Chaukia lies about 37 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Gurpa, about 7.4 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 Chaukia
Nearest railway station	Gurpa	7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sirdala	9.2 km
Nearest town	Rajauli	18 km
District headquarters	Nawada	37 km

Villages closest to Chaukia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukia village had a population of 8,769. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Chaukia village has 4,394 males and 4,375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukia has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Chaukia covers 1300 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaukia falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chaukia is Gurpa, about 7.4 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 Chaukia.

Chaukia is about 37 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaukia is in Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Gurpa is about 7.4 km away. Sirdala is about 9.2 km away. Rajauli is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.