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About Chak Raksa Village

Chak Raksa is a small village in Powayan tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25, made up of 15 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.51 hectares hectares.

Chak Raksa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Raksa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Powayan
Area (hectares) 60.51 hectares
Population 25
Male Population 15
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
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 Raksa compares

By the 2011 count Chak Raksa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 941 residents. Its 60.51 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Chak Raksa

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

Chak Raksa lies about 18 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 Raksa
Nearest railway station Bartara 13 km
Nearest town Pawāyan 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Powayan 18 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 18 km

Villages closest to Chak Raksa

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 Raksa

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Raksa village had a population of 25. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 941 residents.

Chak Raksa village has 15 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Raksa has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 894.

Chak Raksa covers 60.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Raksa 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 Raksa.

Chak Raksa is about 18 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Raksa is in Powayan tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Bartara is about 13 km away. Pawāyan is about 14 km away. Powayan 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 Raksa (under 2 km), Nagla Sarang (under 2 km) and Mahasir (1.7 km).

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

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