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About Chak Sikandar Village

Chak Sikandar is a small village in Jakhania tehsil, in the district of Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 152 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,151 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.11 hectares hectares.

Chak Sikandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Sikandar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghazipur
Tehsil Jakhania
Area (hectares) 60.11 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 152
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,151
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Sikandar compares

By the 2011 count Chak Sikandar is the 355th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 60.11 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Chak Sikandar

Chak Sikandar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Sikandar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chak Sikandar from other places

Chak Sikandar lies about 153 km from Ghazipur, and the nearest railway station is Ramnathpur, about 6.3 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 Chak Sikandar
Nearest railway station Ramnathpur 6.3 km
Nearest town Phulpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakhania 34 km
District headquarters Ghazipur 153 km

Villages closest to Chak Sikandar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jakhania 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 Chak Sikandar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Sikandar village had a population of 327. That makes it the 355th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Chak Sikandar village has 152 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Sikandar has about 1151 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Chak Sikandar covers 60.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chak Sikandar falls under Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chak Sikandar is Ramnathpur, about 6.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chak Sikandar.

Chak Sikandar is about 153 km from Ghazipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Sikandar is in Jakhania tehsil of Ghazipur district. Ramnathpur is about 6.3 km away. Phulpur is about 12 km away. Jakhania is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akber Pur (under 2 km), Akberpur (under 2 km) and Salempur (5.1 km).

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

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