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About Chakia Village

Chakia is a mid sized village in Guthani tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 522, made up of 257 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841435, 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 Guthani
Pincode 841435
Area (hectares) 19 hectares
Population 522
Male Population 257
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
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 Chakia compares

By the 2011 count Chakia is the 77th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 19 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Chakia

Chakia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chakia 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 Chakia from other places

Chakia lies about 17 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Pachrukhi, about 15 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 Pachrukhi 15 km
Nearest town Maniar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Guthani 17 km
District headquarters Siwan 17 km

Villages closest to Chakia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Guthani 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 522. That makes it the 77th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Chakia village has 257 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakia has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1025.

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

Chakia covers 19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chakia falls under Guthani tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakia is Pachrukhi, about 15 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 Chakia.

Chakia is about 17 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 Guthani tehsil of Siwan district. Pachrukhi is about 15 km away. Maniar is about 16 km away. Guthani is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahelia (2.8 km), Bhagwanpur (5.3 km) and Bangra (6.8 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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