About Chakur Village

Chakur is one of the larger villages in Chakur tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18,627, made up of 9,583 males and 9,044 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2526 hectares hectares.

Chakur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakur village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Latur
Tehsil	Chakur
Area (hectares)	2526 hectares
Population	18,627
Male Population	9,583
Female Population	9,044
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Chakur compares

By the 2011 count Chakur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents. Its 2526 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Chakur

Chakur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chakur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakur from other places

Chakur lies about 34 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Chakur, about 2.3 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 Chakur
Nearest railway station	Chakur	2.3 km
Nearest town	Ahmadpur	23 km
District headquarters	Latur	34 km

Villages closest to Chakur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakur village had a population of 18,627. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,162 residents.

Chakur village has 9,583 males and 9,044 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakur has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 934.

Chakur covers 2526 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakur falls under Chakur tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chakur is Chakur, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chakur.

Chakur is about 34 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakur is in Chakur tehsil of Latur district. Chakur is about 2.3 km away. Ahmadpur is about 23 km away. Latur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.