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About Chaukari Village

Chaukari is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 389 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaukari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272127
Area (hectares) 60.93 hectares
Population 843
Male Population 389
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaukari compares

By the 2011 count Chaukari is the 331st largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 60.93 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Chaukari

Chaukari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaukari as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Chaukari from other places

Chaukari 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 Chaukari
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 Chaukari

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.

Common questions about Chaukari

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukari village had a population of 843. That makes it the 331st largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Chaukari village has 389 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukari has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Chaukari is 272127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaukari covers 60.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chaukari 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 and private bus service as Available for Chaukari.

Chaukari 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.

Chaukari 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.

The closest recorded villages are Chakma (under 2 km), Chakwa (under 2 km) and Majhaua (under 2 km).

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

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