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About Chakchai Village

Chakchai is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,120, made up of 590 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272163, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakchai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakchai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272163
Area (hectares) 122.99 hectares
Population 1,120
Male Population 590
Female Population 530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chakchai compares

By the 2011 count Chakchai is the 189th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 122.99 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Chakchai

Chakchai 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 Chakchai as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chafava Bazar, Chainpur, Chainpur Ram and Chak Medari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chakchai

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakchai village had a population of 1,120. That makes it the 189th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Chakchai village has 590 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakchai has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Chakchai is 272163. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakchai covers 122.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakchai falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Chakchai notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Chakchai.

Chakchai is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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