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About Chakiya Village

Chakiya is a small village in Mehnagar tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 132 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,424 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.65 hectares hectares.

Chakiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Mehnagar
Area (hectares) 24.65 hectares
Population 320
Male Population 132
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,424
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakiya compares

By the 2011 count Chakiya is the 230th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents. Its 24.65 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Chakiya

Chakiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakiya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakiya from other places

Chakiya lies about 27 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Phariha, about 12 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 Chakiya
Nearest town Lalganj 12 km
Nearest railway station Phariha 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Mehnagar 13 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 27 km

Villages closest to Chakiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakiya village had a population of 320. That makes it the 230th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,317 residents.

Chakiya village has 132 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakiya has about 1424 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Chakiya covers 24.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakiya falls under Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chakiya is Phariha, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chakiya.

Chakiya is about 27 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakiya is in Mehnagar tehsil of Azamgarh district. Lalganj is about 12 km away. Phariha is about 12 km away. Mehnagar is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalandarpur (2.3 km), Belva (3.0 km) and Thanauli (3.6 km).

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

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