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About Chakri Village

Chakri is a mid sized village in Daraundha tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,748, made up of 759 males and 989 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,303 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares.

Chakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Daraundha
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 1,748
Male Population 759
Female Population 989
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,303
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chakri compares

By the 2011 count Chakri is the 34th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

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 5 - 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 18 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 17 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
Nearest town Maniar 14 km
Nearest railway station Jiradei 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Daraundha 18 km
District headquarters Siwan 18 km

Villages closest to Chakri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Daraundha 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 1,748. That makes it the 34th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents.

Chakri village has 759 males and 989 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakri has about 1303 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1053.

Chakri covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chakri falls under Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakri is Jiradei, about 17 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chakri.

Chakri is about 18 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 Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district. Maniar is about 14 km away. Jiradei is about 17 km away. Daraundha is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur (4.0 km), Jalalpur (5.2 km) and Bahgra (8.2 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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