About Chakwa Village

Chakwa is a small village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 252 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.02 hectares hectares.

Chakwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakwa village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Basti
Tehsil	Harraiya
Area (hectares)	58.02 hectares
Population	490
Male Population	252
Female Population	238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	944
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chakwa compares

By the 2011 count Chakwa is the 646th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 58.02 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Chakwa

Chakwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chakwa as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakwa from other places

Chakwa 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 Chakwa
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 Chakwa

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 Chakwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakwa village had a population of 490. That makes it the 646th largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Chakwa village has 252 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakwa has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Chakwa covers 58.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chakwa is Uska Bazar, about 9.7 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 within 5 - 10 km distance for Chakwa.

Chakwa 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.

Chakwa 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.