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About Chakalia Village

Chakalia is a small village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 104 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.02 hectares hectares.

Chakalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakalia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Area (hectares) 50.02 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 104
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakalia compares

By the 2011 count Chakalia is the 454th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 50.02 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Chakalia

Chakalia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chakalia 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakalia from other places

Chakalia lies about 23 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Nigatpur, about under 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 Chakalia
Nearest railway station Nigatpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 18 km
Nearest town Chunār 18 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 23 km

Villages closest to Chakalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakalia village had a population of 191. That makes it the 454th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Chakalia village has 104 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakalia has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Chakalia covers 50.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakalia falls under Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chakalia is Nigatpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Chakalia.

Chakalia is about 23 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakalia is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Nigatpur is about under 2 km away. Chunar is about 18 km away. Chunār is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Araji Pasahi (3.4 km), Chak Kharahi (3.4 km) and Dheerpur Urf Piprahi (3.4 km).

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

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