About Chakia Village

Chakia is a mid sized village in Taraiya tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 666, made up of 353 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares.

Chakia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Taraiya
Area (hectares)	78 hectares
Population	666
Male Population	353
Female Population	313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	887
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakia compares

By the 2011 count Chakia is the 57th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

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 10+ km distance. 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 27 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 7.5 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	Taraiya	2.9 km
Nearest railway station	Gunrajpur Dhama Halt	7.5 km
Nearest town	Marhaura	14 km
District headquarters	Saran	27 km

Villages closest to Chakia

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

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Common questions about Chakia

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakia village had a population of 666. That makes it the 57th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Chakia village has 353 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakia has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Chakia covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakia falls under Taraiya tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakia is Gunrajpur Dhama Halt, about 7.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chakia.

Chakia is about 27 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 Taraiya tehsil of Saran district. Taraiya is about 2.9 km away. Gunrajpur Dhama Halt is about 7.5 km away. Marhaura is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.