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About Chakia Village

Chakia is a mid sized village in Manjhi tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,248, made up of 619 males and 629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64 hectares hectares.

Chakia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Manjhi
Area (hectares) 64 hectares
Population 1,248
Male Population 619
Female Population 629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chakia compares

By the 2011 count Chakia is the 69th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents. Its 64 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Chakia

Chakia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 - 10 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 22 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Daudpur, about 5.2 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 Chakia
Tehsil headquarters Manjhi 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Daudpur 5.2 km
Nearest town Revelganj 11 km
District headquarters Saran 22 km

Villages closest to Chakia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manjhi 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 1,248. That makes it the 69th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,518 residents.

Chakia village has 619 males and 629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakia has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 978.

Chakia covers 64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chakia falls under Manjhi tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakia is Daudpur, about 5.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chakia.

Chakia is about 22 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 Manjhi tehsil of Saran district. Manjhi is about 3.5 km away. Daudpur is about 5.2 km away. Revelganj is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Makhdum Ganj (under 2 km), Dumri (under 2 km) and Dumri Bhabhauli (under 2 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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