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About Chakauli Village

Chakauli is a small village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 261, made up of 140 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakauli village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Pincode 231211
Area (hectares) 81.46 hectares
Population 261
Male Population 140
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
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 Chakauli compares

By the 2011 count Chakauli is the 262nd largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 81.46 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Chakauli

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

Chakauli lies about 19 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 12 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 Chakauli
Tehsil headquarters Ghorawal 12 km
Nearest railway station Khairahi 12 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 19 km
Nearest town Robertsganj 19 km

Villages closest to Chakauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakauli village had a population of 261. That makes it the 262nd largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Chakauli village has 140 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakauli has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Chakauli is 231211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakauli covers 81.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakauli falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chakauli is Khairahi, about 12 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 Chakauli.

Chakauli is about 19 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakauli is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Ghorawal is about 12 km away. Khairahi is about 12 km away. Sonbhadra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Noni (under 2 km), Lohdhara (1.9 km) and Masiha Pathan (2.2 km).

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

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