About Chakua Village

Chakua is a large village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,479, made up of 1,269 males and 1,210 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 136 hectares hectares.

Chakua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Dagarua
Area (hectares)	136 hectares
Population	2,479
Male Population	1,269
Female Population	1,210
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chakua compares

By the 2011 count Chakua is the 29th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 136 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Chakua

Chakua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chakua from other places

Chakua lies about 120 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Bithan, about 1.6 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 Chakua
Nearest railway station	Bithan	1.6 km
Nearest town	Bakhri	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dagarua	31 km
District headquarters	Purnia	120 km

Villages closest to Chakua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakua village had a population of 2,479. That makes it the 29th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Chakua village has 1,269 males and 1,210 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakua has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Chakua covers 136 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chakua falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakua is Bithan, about 1.6 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 village for Chakua.

Chakua is about 120 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakua is in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. Bithan is about 1.6 km away. Bakhri is about 9.9 km away. Dagarua is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.