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About Chak Dost Village

Chak Dost is a small village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 35 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Dost Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Dost village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Pincode 222143
Area (hectares) 6.15 hectares
Population 69
Male Population 35
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chak Dost compares

By the 2011 count Chak Dost is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 6.15 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Chak Dost

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

Chak Dost lies about 36 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Janghai Junction, about 7.9 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 Dost
Nearest railway station Janghai Junction 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 12 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 12 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 36 km

Villages closest to Chak Dost

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Dost village had a population of 69. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Chak Dost village has 35 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Dost has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1061.

The pincode recorded for Chak Dost is 222143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Dost covers 6.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak Dost falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chak Dost is Janghai Junction, about 7.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chak Dost.

Chak Dost is about 36 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Dost is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Janghai Junction is about 7.9 km away. Machhlishahr is about 12 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurguji (under 2 km), Mubarakpur (under 2 km) and Chak Binayak (under 2 km).

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

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