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About Chaukhandi Village

Chaukhandi is a large village in Sirauli Gauspur tehsil, in the district of Bara Banki, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,044, made up of 1,556 males and 1,488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.76 hectares hectares.

Chaukhandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukhandi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bara Banki
Tehsil Sirauli Gauspur
Area (hectares) 182.76 hectares
Population 3,044
Male Population 1,556
Female Population 1,488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Chaukhandi compares

By the 2011 count Chaukhandi is the 19th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents. Its 182.76 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Chaukhandi

The census records public bus service for Chaukhandi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaukhandi from other places

Chaukhandi lies about 20 km from Bara Banki, and the nearest railway station is Safdarganj, about 5.5 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 Chaukhandi
Nearest railway station Safdarganj 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirauli Gauspur 6.8 km
Nearest town Zaidpur 15 km
District headquarters Bara Banki 20 km

Villages closest to Chaukhandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukhandi village had a population of 3,044. That makes it the 19th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,726 residents.

Chaukhandi village has 1,556 males and 1,488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukhandi has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Chaukhandi covers 182.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chaukhandi falls under Sirauli Gauspur tehsil of Bara Banki district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaukhandi is Safdarganj, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chaukhandi.

Chaukhandi is about 20 km from Bara Banki in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaukhandi is in Sirauli Gauspur tehsil of Bara Banki district. Safdarganj is about 5.5 km away. Sirauli Gauspur is about 6.8 km away. Zaidpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bikauli (under 2 km), Manjha Rampur (1.5 km) and Rampur Haraha (1.5 km).

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

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