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About Chaki Village

Chaki is a mid sized village in Ramanujganj tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,759, made up of 881 males and 878 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 634.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaki village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Ramanujganj
Pincode 497220
Area (hectares) 634.96 hectares
Population 1,759
Male Population 881
Female Population 878
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaki compares

By the 2011 count Chaki is the 32nd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 634.96 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Chaki

Chaki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaki as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chaki from other places

Chaki lies about 82 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 49 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 Chaki
Tehsil headquarters Ramanujganj 20 km
Nearest railway station Meralgram 49 km
Nearest town Garhwa 50 km
District headquarters Surguja 82 km

Villages closest to Chaki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaki village had a population of 1,759. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Chaki village has 881 males and 878 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaki has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Chaki is 497220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaki covers 634.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaki falls under Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chaki is Meralgram, about 49 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Chaki.

Chaki is about 82 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaki is in Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district. Ramanujganj is about 20 km away. Meralgram is about 49 km away. Garhwa is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalkhi (under 2 km), Chumra (2.5 km) and Meghuli (2.5 km).

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

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