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About Chakanthua Village

Chakanthua is a small village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 152 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.14 hectares hectares.

Chakanthua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakanthua village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Area (hectares) 43.14 hectares
Population 314
Male Population 152
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Chakanthua compares

By the 2011 count Chakanthua is the 472nd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 43.14 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Chakanthua

The census records public bus service for Chakanthua as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakanthua from other places

Chakanthua 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 Chakanthua
Nearest railway station Jalalganj 5.2 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 22 km

Villages closest to Chakanthua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakanthua village had a population of 314. That makes it the 472nd largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Chakanthua village has 152 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakanthua has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1086.

Chakanthua covers 43.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakanthua falls under Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chakanthua.

Chakanthua 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.

Chakanthua is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Jalalganj is about 5.2 km away. Jaunpur is about 21 km away. Mariahu is about 22 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 Allipur (under 2 km), Chak Badauli (under 2 km) and Chak Bhaira (under 2 km).

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

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