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About Chaktala Village

Chaktala is a mid sized village in Mariahu tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,117, made up of 585 males and 532 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaktala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaktala village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Mariahu
Pincode 222105
Area (hectares) 50.03 hectares
Population 1,117
Male Population 585
Female Population 532
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chaktala compares

By the 2011 count Chaktala is the 235th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents. Its 50.03 hectares work out to about 22 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 1086.

Getting to Chaktala

Chaktala 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 Chaktala 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaktala from other places

Chaktala lies about 11 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Shudnipur, about 4.8 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 Chaktala
Nearest railway station Shudnipur 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mariahu 7.9 km
Nearest town Mariāhu 7.9 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 11 km

Villages closest to Chaktala

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 Chaktala

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaktala village had a population of 1,117. That makes it the 235th largest of the 591 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,188 residents.

Chaktala village has 585 males and 532 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaktala has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Chaktala is 222105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaktala covers 50.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Chaktala is Shudnipur, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chaktala.

Chaktala is about 11 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaktala is in Mariahu tehsil of Jaunpur district. Shudnipur is about 4.8 km away. Mariahu is about 7.9 km away. Mariāhu is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sikandarpur (under 2 km), Bharthani (under 2 km) and Unchani Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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