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About Chakia Village

Chakia is a large village in Panapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,506, made up of 1,891 males and 1,615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312 hectares hectares.

Chakia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Panapur
Area (hectares) 312 hectares
Population 3,506
Male Population 1,891
Female Population 1,615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakia compares

By the 2011 count Chakia is the 8th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,974 residents. Its 312 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

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 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 150 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Pusauli, about 11 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 town Bhabhua 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Pusauli 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Panapur 20 km
District headquarters Saran 150 km

Villages closest to Chakia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Panapur 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 3,506. That makes it the 8th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,974 residents.

Chakia village has 1,891 males and 1,615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakia has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Chakia covers 312 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakia falls under Panapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakia is Pusauli, about 11 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chakia.

Chakia is about 150 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 Panapur tehsil of Saran district. Bhabhua is about 2.5 km away. Pusauli is about 11 km away. Panapur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pakrinarotim (4.8 km), Semraha (6.8 km) and Totaha Jagatpur (7.3 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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