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About Chak Farid Village

Chak Farid is a small village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 15 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Farid Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Farid village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Pincode 273407
Area (hectares) 18.69 hectares
Population 29
Male Population 15
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chak Farid compares

By the 2011 count Chak Farid is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 18.69 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Chak Farid

Chak Farid is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chak Farid as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chak Farid from other places

Chak Farid lies about 39 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 34 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 Farid
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 24 km
Nearest railway station Maghar 34 km
Nearest town Chillupār 35 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 39 km

Villages closest to Chak Farid

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 Chak Farid

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Farid village had a population of 29. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Chak Farid village has 15 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Farid has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Chak Farid is 273407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Farid covers 18.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chak Farid falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chak Farid is Maghar, about 34 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 10+ km distance for Chak Farid.

Chak Farid is about 39 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Farid is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 24 km away. Maghar is about 34 km away. Chillupār is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Benipur Urf Bishunpur (under 2 km), Hem Chaura (under 2 km) and Jamin Kaithi (1.5 km).

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

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