Skip to main content

About Chakanakdah Village

Chakanakdah is a small village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 361, made up of 192 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.95 hectares hectares.

Chakanakdah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakanakdah village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 19.95 hectares
Population 361
Male Population 192
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
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 Chakanakdah compares

By the 2011 count Chakanakdah is the 450th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 19.95 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Chakanakdah

Chakanakdah is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chakanakdah 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 Chakanakdah from other places

Chakanakdah lies about 20 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 17 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 Chakanakdah
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Sahjanwa 17 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 20 km

Villages closest to Chakanakdah

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khajni 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 Chakanakdah

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakanakdah village had a population of 361. That makes it the 450th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Chakanakdah village has 192 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakanakdah has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Chakanakdah covers 19.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chakanakdah falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chakanakdah is Sahjanwa, about 17 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 Chakanakdah.

Chakanakdah is about 20 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakanakdah is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 4.8 km away. Sahjanwa is about 17 km away. Gorakhpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ballochak (under 2 km), Bel Bhadara Chak (under 2 km) and Chak Daud (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All