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About Chakshah Gayas Village

Chakshah Gayas is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 998, made up of 535 males and 463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakshah Gayas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakshah Gayas village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Pincode 222139
Area (hectares) 51.49 hectares
Population 998
Male Population 535
Female Population 463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chakshah Gayas compares

By the 2011 count Chakshah Gayas is the 235th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 51.49 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Chakshah Gayas

The census records public bus service for Chakshah Gayas 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakshah Gayas from other places

Chakshah Gayas lies about 21 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kheta Sarai, about 3.7 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 Chakshah Gayas
Nearest railway station Kheta Sarai 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 12 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 12 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 21 km

Villages closest to Chakshah Gayas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahganj 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 Chakshah Gayas

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakshah Gayas village had a population of 998. That makes it the 235th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Chakshah Gayas village has 535 males and 463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakshah Gayas has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Chakshah Gayas is 222139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakshah Gayas covers 51.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chakshah Gayas falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chakshah Gayas is Kheta Sarai, about 3.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chakshah Gayas.

Chakshah Gayas 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.

Chakshah Gayas is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kheta Sarai is about 3.7 km away. Shahganj is about 12 km away. Shāhganj 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 Sumbulpur (under 2 km), Maroofpur (under 2 km) and Jamin Rudhauli (under 2 km).

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

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