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About Chaukian Village

Chaukian is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,573, made up of 777 males and 796 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.33 hectares hectares.

Chaukian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukian village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 89.33 hectares
Population 1,573
Male Population 777
Female Population 796
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chaukian compares

By the 2011 count Chaukian is the 148th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 89.33 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Chaukian

Chaukian 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 Chaukian as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chaukian from other places

Chaukian lies about 19 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kheta Sarai, 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 Chaukian
Nearest railway station Kheta Sarai 5.2 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 19 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 19 km

Villages closest to Chaukian

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 Chaukian

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukian village had a population of 1,573. That makes it the 148th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Chaukian village has 777 males and 796 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukian has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Chaukian covers 89.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Chaukian is Kheta Sarai, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chaukian.

Chaukian is about 19 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaukian is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kheta Sarai is about 5.2 km away. Shāhganj is about 14 km away. Kerakat is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarawan (1.8 km), Tiwaripur (4.9 km) and Nadauli (5.2 km).

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

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