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About Chakdah Village

Chakdah is a small village in Chauri Chaura tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 110 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.57 hectares hectares.

Chakdah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakdah village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Chauri Chaura
Area (hectares) 218.57 hectares
Population 230
Male Population 110
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Chakdah compares

By the 2011 count Chakdah is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 218.57 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Chakdah

Chakdah 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 Chakdah as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakdah from other places

Chakdah lies about 18 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Pipraich, about 2.0 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 Chakdah
Nearest railway station Pipraich 2.0 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Chauri Chaura 22 km

Villages closest to Chakdah

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chauri Chaura 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 Chakdah

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakdah village had a population of 230. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Chakdah village has 110 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakdah has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Chakdah covers 218.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chakdah falls under Chauri Chaura tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chakdah is Pipraich, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Chakdah is about 18 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakdah is in Chauri Chaura tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Pipraich is about 2.0 km away. Gorakhpur is about 18 km away. Chauri Chaura is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur Bujurg (7.4 km), Sihorwa (8.3 km) and Ahirauli (8.7 km).

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

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