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About Chakia Village

Chakia is a small village in Mairwa tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 276, made up of 144 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841239, 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 Mairwa
Pincode 841239
Area (hectares) 26 hectares
Population 276
Male Population 144
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chakia compares

By the 2011 count Chakia is the 47th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,730 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Chakia

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 <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 22 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Mairwa, about 1.7 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 Mairwa 1.7 km
District headquarters Siwan 22 km

Villages closest to Chakia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mairwa 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 276. That makes it the 47th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,730 residents.

Chakia village has 144 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakia has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Chakia is 841239. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakia covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakia falls under Mairwa tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakia is Mairwa, about 1.7 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 <5 km distance for Chakia.

Chakia is about 22 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 Mairwa tehsil of Siwan district. Mairwa is about 1.7 km away. Siwan is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harnathpur (under 2 km), Surad Sahi (under 2 km) and Bhopatpura (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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