About Chakni Village

Chakni is a large village in Sursand tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,014, made up of 1,043 males and 971 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares.

Chakni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakni village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sitamarhi
Tehsil	Sursand
Area (hectares)	123 hectares
Population	2,014
Male Population	1,043
Female Population	971
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chakni compares

By the 2011 count Chakni is the 39th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,027 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Chakni

Chakni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chakni as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakni from other places

Chakni lies about 31 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Bajpatti, about 19 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 Chakni
Tehsil headquarters	Sursand	14 km
Nearest railway station	Bajpatti	19 km
District headquarters	Sitamarhi	31 km
Nearest town	Sītāmarhi	31 km

Villages closest to Chakni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakni village had a population of 2,014. That makes it the 39th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,027 residents.

Chakni village has 1,043 males and 971 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakni has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Chakni covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chakni falls under Sursand tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakni is Bajpatti, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chakni.

Chakni is about 31 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakni is in Sursand tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Sursand is about 14 km away. Bajpatti is about 19 km away. Sitamarhi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.