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About Chaukia Village

Chaukia is a mid sized village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,408, made up of 735 males and 673 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaukia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukia village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 231304
Area (hectares) 275.78 hectares
Population 1,408
Male Population 735
Female Population 673
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
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 Chaukia compares

By the 2011 count Chaukia is the 160th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 275.78 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Chaukia

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

Chaukia lies about 38 km from Mirzapur, and the nearest railway station is Chunar Junction, about 7.3 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 Chaukia
Nearest railway station Chunar Junction 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Chunar 7.9 km
Nearest town Chunār 7.9 km
District headquarters Mirzapur 38 km

Villages closest to Chaukia

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 Chaukia

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukia village had a population of 1,408. That makes it the 160th largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Chaukia village has 735 males and 673 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukia has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Chaukia is 231304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaukia covers 275.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chaukia is Chunar Junction, about 7.3 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 Chaukia.

Chaukia is about 38 km from Mirzapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaukia is in Chunar tehsil of Mirzapur district. Chunar Junction is about 7.3 km away. Chunar is about 7.9 km away. Chunār 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 Chaukiya (under 2 km), Ramgarh (under 2 km) and Ramgarh Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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