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About Chakiya Village

Chakiya is a small village in Parsa tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 91 males and 75 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 824 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.02 hectares hectares.

Chakiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Parsa
Area (hectares) 55.02 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 91
Female Population 75
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 824
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakiya compares

By the 2011 count Chakiya is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents. Its 55.02 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Chakiya

Chakiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chakiya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chakiya from other places

Chakiya lies about 54 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Jagjeevan Halt, about 3.2 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 Chakiya
Nearest town Arrah 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Jagjeevan Halt 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Parsa 27 km
District headquarters Saran 54 km

Villages closest to Chakiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakiya village had a population of 166. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,824 residents.

Chakiya village has 91 males and 75 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakiya has about 824 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 939.

Chakiya covers 55.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakiya falls under Parsa tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakiya is Jagjeevan Halt, about 3.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chakiya.

Chakiya is about 54 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakiya is in Parsa tehsil of Saran district. Arrah is about 2.9 km away. Jagjeevan Halt is about 3.2 km away. Parsa is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahar Marar (2.9 km), Jadopur (4.5 km) and Basantpur (9.0 km).

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

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