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About Chaknaha Village

Chaknaha is a mid sized village in Dehri tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,831, made up of 948 males and 883 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155 hectares hectares.

Chaknaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaknaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dehri
Area (hectares) 155 hectares
Population 1,831
Male Population 948
Female Population 883
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaknaha compares

By the 2011 count Chaknaha is the 31st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,387 residents. Its 155 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Chaknaha

Chaknaha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaknaha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaknaha from other places

Chaknaha lies about 33 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Dehri on Sone, about 8.2 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 Chaknaha
Nearest railway station Dehri on Sone 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dehri 14 km
Nearest town Madhurampur Dehri 14 km
District headquarters Rohtas 33 km

Villages closest to Chaknaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaknaha village had a population of 1,831. That makes it the 31st largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,387 residents.

Chaknaha village has 948 males and 883 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaknaha has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Chaknaha covers 155 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaknaha falls under Dehri tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chaknaha is Dehri on Sone, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Chaknaha.

Chaknaha is about 33 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaknaha is in Dehri tehsil of Rohtas district. Dehri on Sone is about 8.2 km away. Dehri is about 14 km away. Madhurampur Dehri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpur (under 2 km), Patanawa (under 2 km) and Sikaria (under 2 km).

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

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