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About Chakera Village

Chakera is a mid sized village in Rampur Baghelan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,730, made up of 891 males and 839 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 416.38 hectares hectares.

Chakera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakera village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Rampur Baghelan
Area (hectares) 416.38 hectares
Population 1,730
Male Population 891
Female Population 839
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakera compares

By the 2011 count Chakera is the 34th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents. Its 416.38 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Chakera

Chakera is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chakera as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chakera from other places

Chakera lies about 23 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Lagargawan, about 16 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 Chakera
Nearest railway station Lagargawan 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampur Baghelan 16 km
District headquarters Satna 23 km

Villages closest to Chakera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampur Baghelan 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 Chakera

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakera village had a population of 1,730. That makes it the 34th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,169 residents.

Chakera village has 891 males and 839 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakera has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Chakera covers 416.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakera falls under Rampur Baghelan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chakera is Lagargawan, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chakera.

Chakera is about 23 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakera is in Rampur Baghelan tehsil of Satna district. Lagargawan is about 16 km away. Rampur Baghelan is about 16 km away. Satna is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhiyar Unmulan (under 2 km), Dudaha (1.6 km) and Bhadari (1.8 km).

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

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