About Chaknia Village

Chaknia is a large village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,383, made up of 1,768 males and 1,615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaknia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaknia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purba Champaran
Tehsil	Chakia
Pincode	845416
Area (hectares)	356.1 hectares
Population	3,383
Male Population	1,768
Female Population	1,615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
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 Chaknia compares

By the 2011 count Chaknia is the 18th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents. Its 356.1 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Chaknia

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

Chaknia 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 Chaknia
Tehsil headquarters	Chakia	under 2 km
Nearest town	Chākia	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Harpur Nag Halt	4.5 km
District headquarters	Purba Champaran	34 km

Villages closest to Chaknia

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.

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Common questions about Chaknia

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaknia village had a population of 3,383. That makes it the 18th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,550 residents.

Chaknia village has 1,768 males and 1,615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaknia has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Chaknia is 845416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaknia covers 356.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chaknia is Harpur Nag Halt, about 4.5 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 Chaknia.

Chaknia 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.

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