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About Chakiya Village

Chakiya is a mid sized village in Basti tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 722, made up of 369 males and 353 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.6 hectares hectares.

Chakiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Basti
Area (hectares) 246.6 hectares
Population 722
Male Population 369
Female Population 353
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakiya compares

By the 2011 count Chakiya is the 396th largest of the 967 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 829 residents. Its 246.6 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Chakiya

Chakiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chakiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chakiya from other places

Chakiya lies about 23 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Chureb, about 2.9 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 railway station Chureb 2.9 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Basti 23 km

Villages closest to Chakiya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basti 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 722. That makes it the 396th largest of the 967 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 829 residents.

Chakiya village has 369 males and 353 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakiya has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Chakiya covers 246.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakiya falls under Basti tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chakiya is Chureb, about 2.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chakiya.

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

Chakiya is in Basti tehsil of Basti district. Chureb is about 2.9 km away. Khalīlābād is about 12 km away. Basti 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 Belwadar (1.9 km), Madru Urf Belwariya (1.9 km) and Ahirawli (3.1 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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