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About Chak Jhau Village

Chak Jhau is a mid sized village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 517, made up of 274 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.21 hectares hectares.

Chak Jhau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Jhau village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Powayan
Area (hectares) 39.21 hectares
Population 517
Male Population 274
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
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 Chak Jhau compares

By the 2011 count Chak Jhau is the 426th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 39.21 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Chak Jhau

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

Chak Jhau lies about 15 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Bartara, about 13 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 Jhau
Nearest railway station Bartara 13 km
Nearest town Pawāyan 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Powayan 15 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 15 km

Villages closest to Chak Jhau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Jhau village had a population of 517. That makes it the 426th largest of the 658 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Chak Jhau village has 274 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Jhau has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Chak Jhau covers 39.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak Jhau falls under Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chak Jhau is Bartara, about 13 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 Chak Jhau.

Chak Jhau is about 15 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Jhau is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Bartara is about 13 km away. Pawāyan is about 15 km away. Powayan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawada Ashrafpur (under 2 km), Pilkhana (under 2 km) and Shahzadpur (under 2 km).

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

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