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About Chakia Village

Chakia is a small village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 218 males and 224 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Chapra
Pincode 841211
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 218
Female Population 224
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
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 the 82nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 897.

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 42 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Goldinganj, about 5.3 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 railway station Goldinganj 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chapra 8.5 km
Nearest town Chāpra 8.5 km
District headquarters Saran 42 km

Villages closest to Chakia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chapra 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 442. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,457 residents.

Chakia village has 218 males and 224 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakia has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Chakia is 841211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakia covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakia falls under Chapra tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakia is Goldinganj, about 5.3 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 42 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakia is in Chapra tehsil of Saran district. Goldinganj is about 5.3 km away. Chapra is about 8.5 km away. Chāpra is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shankarpur Urf Kutubpur (under 2 km), Kotwapatti Rampur (under 2 km) and Raipur Bingawan (2.1 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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