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About Chak Giriya Village

Chak Giriya is a small village in Chail tehsil, in the district of Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 142, made up of 68 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.02 hectares hectares.

Chak Giriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Giriya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Kaushambi
Tehsil Chail
Area (hectares) 72.02 hectares
Population 142
Male Population 68
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
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 Chak Giriya compares

By the 2011 count Chak Giriya is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents. Its 72.02 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Chak Giriya

Chak Giriya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Giriya 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 Chak Giriya from other places

Chak Giriya lies about 27 km from Kaushambi, and the nearest railway station is Manauri, about 6.3 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 Chak Giriya
Tehsil headquarters Chail under 2 km
Nearest railway station Manauri 6.3 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 23 km
District headquarters Kaushambi 27 km

Villages closest to Chak Giriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Giriya village had a population of 142. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,123 residents.

Chak Giriya village has 68 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Giriya has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 894.

Chak Giriya covers 72.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chak Giriya falls under Chail tehsil of Kaushambi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chak Giriya is Manauri, about 6.3 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 Chak Giriya.

Chak Giriya is about 27 km from Kaushambi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Giriya is in Chail tehsil of Kaushambi district. Chail is about under 2 km away. Manauri is about 6.3 km away. Prayagraj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Giriya Khalsa (under 2 km), Ujihani Khalsa Kachhar (under 2 km) and Chalauli (under 2 km).

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

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