About Chakma Village

Chakma is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 167 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakma village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Pincode	272131
Area (hectares)	85.64 hectares
Population	312
Male Population	167
Female Population	145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	868
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakma compares

By the 2011 count Chakma is the 902nd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 85.64 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Chakma

Chakma is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chakma as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chakma from other places

Chakma lies about 56 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Uska Bazar, about 9.7 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 Chakma
Nearest railway station	Uska Bazar	9.7 km
Nearest town	Mehndāwal	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Harraiya	18 km
District headquarters	Basti	56 km

Villages closest to Chakma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakma village had a population of 312. That makes it the 902nd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Chakma village has 167 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakma has about 868 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 Chakma is 272131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakma covers 85.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chakma is Uska Bazar, about 9.7 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 10+ km distance for Chakma.

Chakma is about 56 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakma is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Uska Bazar is about 9.7 km away. Mehndāwal is about 16 km away. Harraiya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.