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About Chak Shekhani Village

Chak Shekhani is a small village in Maunath Bhanjan tehsil, in the district of Mau, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 441, made up of 226 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.83 hectares hectares.

Chak Shekhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Shekhani village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mau
Tehsil Maunath Bhanjan
Area (hectares) 35.83 hectares
Population 441
Male Population 226
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Chak Shekhani compares

By the 2011 count Chak Shekhani is the 272nd largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents. Its 35.83 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Chak Shekhani

The census records public bus service for Chak Shekhani 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 Chak Shekhani from other places

Chak Shekhani lies about 6.0 km from Mau, and the nearest railway station is Indara Junction, about 2.3 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 Shekhani
Nearest railway station Indara Junction 2.3 km
Nearest town Kopāganj 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Maunath Bhanjan 6.0 km
District headquarters Mau 6.0 km

Villages closest to Chak Shekhani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Maunath Bhanjan 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 Shekhani

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Shekhani village had a population of 441. That makes it the 272nd largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,384 residents.

Chak Shekhani village has 226 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Shekhani has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Chak Shekhani covers 35.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak Shekhani falls under Maunath Bhanjan tehsil of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chak Shekhani is Indara Junction, about 2.3 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 Chak Shekhani.

Chak Shekhani is about 6.0 km from Mau in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Shekhani is in Maunath Bhanjan tehsil of Mau district. Indara Junction is about 2.3 km away. Kopāganj is about 4.8 km away. Maunath Bhanjan is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saray Makkhan (under 2 km), Bara (under 2 km) and Baraganv (under 2 km).

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

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