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About Chakara Village

Chakara is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 669, made up of 362 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Pincode 231216
Area (hectares) 155.03 hectares
Population 669
Male Population 362
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 848
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakara compares

By the 2011 count Chakara is the 292nd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 155.03 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 942.

Getting to Chakara

Chakara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chakara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chakara from other places

Chakara lies about 11 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Agori Khas, about 2.0 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 Chakara
Nearest railway station Agori Khas 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 11 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 11 km

Villages closest to Chakara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakara village had a population of 669. That makes it the 292nd largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Chakara village has 362 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakara has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Chakara is 231216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakara covers 155.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakara falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chakara is Agori Khas, about 2.0 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 10+ km distance for Chakara.

Chakara is about 11 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakara is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Agori Khas is about 2.0 km away. Robertsganj is about 11 km away. Sonbhadra is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bar (1.8 km), Ghurma (2.0 km) and Kewata (2.7 km).

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

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