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About Chakla Village

Chakla is a mid sized village in Saur Bazar tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 606, made up of 322 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakla village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Saur Bazar
Pincode 852221
Area (hectares) 27.3 hectares
Population 606
Male Population 322
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chakla compares

By the 2011 count Chakla is the 43rd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents. Its 27.3 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Chakla

The census records public bus service for Chakla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chakla from other places

Chakla lies about 9.2 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Baijnathpur, about 4.2 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 Chakla
Nearest railway station Baijnathpur 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Saur Bazar 4.5 km
District headquarters Saharsa 9.2 km

Villages closest to Chakla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakla village had a population of 606. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,293 residents.

Chakla village has 322 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakla has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Chakla is 852221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakla covers 27.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chakla falls under Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakla is Baijnathpur, about 4.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chakla.

Chakla is about 9.2 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakla is in Saur Bazar tehsil of Saharsa district. Baijnathpur is about 4.2 km away. Saur Bazar is about 4.5 km away. Saharsa is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chota Chakla (under 2 km), Barahi (under 2 km) and Tiri (1.5 km).

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

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