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About Chaukiya Village

Chaukiya is a mid sized village in Chunar tehsil, in the district of Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,500, made up of 785 males and 715 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaukiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mirzapur
Tehsil Chunar
Pincode 231304
Area (hectares) 69.08 hectares
Population 1,500
Male Population 785
Female Population 715
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chaukiya compares

By the 2011 count Chaukiya is the 143rd largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents. Its 69.08 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Chaukiya

The census records public bus service for Chaukiya as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chaukiya from other places

Chaukiya 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 Chaukiya
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 Chaukiya

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 Chaukiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukiya village had a population of 1,500. That makes it the 143rd largest of the 510 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,217 residents.

Chaukiya village has 785 males and 715 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukiya has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

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

Chaukiya covers 69.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Chaukiya is Chunar Junction, about 7.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chaukiya.

Chaukiya 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.

Chaukiya 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 Chaukia (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 Chaukiya today is likely to be higher.

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