About Chaunkia Village

Chaunkia is one of the larger villages in Raghopur tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,043, made up of 2,716 males and 2,327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares.

Chaunkia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaunkia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Vaishali
Tehsil	Raghopur
Area (hectares)	170 hectares
Population	5,043
Male Population	2,716
Female Population	2,327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	857
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaunkia compares

By the 2011 count Chaunkia is the 14th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,427 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 852.

Getting to Chaunkia

Chaunkia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chaunkia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chaunkia from other places

Chaunkia lies about 144 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Khairadih Halt, about 3.6 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 Chaunkia
Nearest railway station	Khairadih Halt	3.6 km
Nearest town	Nokha	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raghopur	14 km
District headquarters	Vaishali	144 km

Villages closest to Chaunkia

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

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Common questions about Chaunkia

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaunkia village had a population of 5,043. That makes it the 14th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,427 residents.

Chaunkia village has 2,716 males and 2,327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaunkia has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 852.

Chaunkia covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chaunkia falls under Raghopur tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chaunkia is Khairadih Halt, about 3.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chaunkia.

Chaunkia is about 144 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaunkia is in Raghopur tehsil of Vaishali district. Khairadih Halt is about 3.6 km away. Nokha is about 6.2 km away. Raghopur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.