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About Chakri Village

Chakri is a large village in Darauli tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,272, made up of 2,070 males and 2,202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 680 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841435, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Darauli
Pincode 841435
Area (hectares) 680 hectares
Population 4,272
Male Population 2,070
Female Population 2,202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakri compares

By the 2011 count Chakri is the 7th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 680 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Chakri

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

Chakri lies about 28 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Mairwa, 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 Chakri
Tehsil headquarters Darauli 10 km
Nearest railway station Mairwa 11 km
District headquarters Siwan 28 km

Villages closest to Chakri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakri village had a population of 4,272. That makes it the 7th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Chakri village has 2,070 males and 2,202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakri has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Chakri is 841435. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakri covers 680 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakri falls under Darauli tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakri is Mairwa, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chakri.

Chakri is about 28 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakri is in Darauli tehsil of Siwan district. Darauli is about 10 km away. Mairwa is about 11 km away. Siwan is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandaur (under 2 km), Karnai (1.7 km) and Daraili (1.9 km).

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

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