About Chaukani Village

Chaukani is a small village in Bansdih tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 147 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 803 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.22 hectares hectares.

Chaukani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukani village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Ballia
Tehsil	Bansdih
Area (hectares)	33.22 hectares
Population	265
Male Population	147
Female Population	118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	803
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chaukani compares

By the 2011 count Chaukani is the 270th largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents. Its 33.22 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Chaukani

Chaukani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaukani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaukani from other places

Chaukani lies about 27 km from Ballia, and the nearest railway station is Kichha, about 5.8 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 Chaukani
Nearest railway station	Kichha	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bansdih	27 km
District headquarters	Ballia	27 km

Villages closest to Chaukani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukani village had a population of 265. That makes it the 270th largest of the 376 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents.

Chaukani village has 147 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukani has about 803 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Chaukani covers 33.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaukani falls under Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaukani is Kichha, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available for Chaukani.

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

Chaukani is in Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district. Kichha is about 5.8 km away. Bansdih is about 27 km away. Ballia is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.