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About Chakia Village

Chakia is a mid sized village in Chauri Chaura tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 761, made up of 359 males and 402 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.02 hectares hectares.

Chakia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Chauri Chaura
Area (hectares) 70.02 hectares
Population 761
Male Population 359
Female Population 402
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
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 Chakia compares

By the 2011 count Chakia is the 156th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents. Its 70.02 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Chakia

Chakia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chakia 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 Chakia from other places

Chakia lies about 30 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Chauri Chaura, about 4.8 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 Chakia
Nearest railway station Chauri Chaura 4.8 km
Nearest town Rūdarpur 18 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 30 km

Villages closest to Chakia

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 Chakia

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakia village had a population of 761. That makes it the 156th largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,155 residents.

Chakia village has 359 males and 402 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakia has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Chakia covers 70.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chakia is Chauri Chaura, about 4.8 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 Chakia.

Chakia is about 30 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakia is in Chauri Chaura tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Chauri Chaura is about 4.8 km away. Rūdarpur is about 18 km away. Gorakhpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsauni (under 2 km), Pipra Manni (1.7 km) and Tendua Khurd (1.8 km).

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

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