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About Chakia Village

Chakia is one of the larger villages in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,295, made up of 4,135 males and 4,160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 601.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Chakia
Pincode 845412
Area (hectares) 601.4 hectares
Population 8,295
Male Population 4,135
Female Population 4,160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chakia compares

By the 2011 count Chakia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents. Its 601.4 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Chakia

Chakia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chakia as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakia from other places

Chakia lies about 34 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Harpur Nag Halt, about 4.5 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 Chakia
Nearest town Chākia under 2 km
Nearest railway station Harpur Nag Halt 4.5 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 34 km

Villages closest to Chakia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakia village had a population of 8,295. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents.

Chakia village has 4,135 males and 4,160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakia has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Chakia is 845412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakia covers 601.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakia falls under Chakia tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakia is Harpur Nag Halt, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chakia.

Chakia is about 34 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakia is in Chakia tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Chākia is about under 2 km away. Harpur Nag Halt is about 4.5 km away. Purba Champaran is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaknia (under 2 km), Laukaha (4.7 km) and Dhobauliya (5.6 km).

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

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