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About Chakra Village

Chakra is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,750, made up of 908 males and 842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Pincode 222149
Area (hectares) 55.56 hectares
Population 1,750
Male Population 908
Female Population 842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chakra compares

By the 2011 count Chakra is the 127th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 55.56 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Chakra

Chakra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chakra 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakra from other places

Chakra lies about 29 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kheta Sarai, about 7.3 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 Chakra
Nearest railway station Kheta Sarai 7.3 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 29 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 29 km

Villages closest to Chakra

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 Chakra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakra village had a population of 1,750. That makes it the 127th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Chakra village has 908 males and 842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakra has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1071.

The pincode recorded for Chakra is 222149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakra covers 55.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Chakra is Kheta Sarai, about 7.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chakra.

Chakra is about 29 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakra is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kheta Sarai is about 7.3 km away. Shāhganj is about 7.4 km away. Kerakat is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madar (2.4 km), Dobhi Khas (6.0 km) and Kusanw (8.3 km).

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

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