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About Chakia Village

Chakia is a small village in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 401, made up of 221 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Bhagwanpur Hat
Pincode 841507
Area (hectares) 32 hectares
Population 401
Male Population 221
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chakia compares

By the 2011 count Chakia is the 99th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 32 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Chakia

Chakia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chakia as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 29 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Sarhari Halt, about 4.0 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 railway station Sarhari Halt 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagwanpur Hat 7.8 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 10 km
District headquarters Siwan 29 km

Villages closest to Chakia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagwanpur Hat 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 401. That makes it the 99th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Chakia village has 221 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakia has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Chakia is 841507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakia covers 32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakia falls under Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakia is Sarhari Halt, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chakia.

Chakia is about 29 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakia is in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district. Sarhari Halt is about 4.0 km away. Bhagwanpur Hat is about 7.8 km away. Mahārājgani is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Juaphar Tola (under 2 km), Chakia Tola (under 2 km) and Juaphar (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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