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About Chaktand Village

Chaktand is a small village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 71, made up of 39 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.53 hectares hectares.

Chaktand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaktand village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 25.53 hectares
Population 71
Male Population 39
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chaktand compares

By the 2011 count Chaktand is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 25.53 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Chaktand

The census records public bus service for Chaktand 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaktand from other places

Chaktand lies about 21 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Jalalganj, about 5.2 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 Chaktand
Nearest railway station Jalalganj 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 21 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 21 km

Villages closest to Chaktand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaktand village had a population of 71. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Chaktand village has 39 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaktand has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Chaktand covers 25.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaktand falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaktand is Jalalganj, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Chaktand.

Chaktand is about 21 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaktand is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Jalalganj is about 5.2 km away. Kerakat is about 21 km away. Jaunpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Bhupal (under 2 km), Chak Bisanw (under 2 km) and Chak Govindpur (under 2 km).

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

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