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About Chaksad Village

Chaksad is a small village in Ghanghata tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 30, made up of 14 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.32 hectares hectares.

Chaksad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaksad village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Ghanghata
Area (hectares) 8.32 hectares
Population 30
Male Population 14
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
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 Chaksad compares

By the 2011 count Chaksad is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 958 residents. Its 8.32 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Chaksad

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

Chaksad lies about 30 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sahjanwa, about 17 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 Chaksad
Nearest railway station Sahjanwa 17 km
Nearest town Gorakhpur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghanghata 30 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 30 km

Villages closest to Chaksad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaksad village had a population of 30. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 958 residents.

Chaksad village has 14 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaksad has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Chaksad covers 8.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaksad falls under Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaksad is Sahjanwa, about 17 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 Chaksad.

Chaksad is about 30 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaksad is in Ghanghata tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Sahjanwa is about 17 km away. Gorakhpur is about 20 km away. Ghanghata is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakdaha (under 2 km), Sakoor Chak (under 2 km) and Harnahi (2.8 km).

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

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