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About Chakya Village

Chakya is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 636, made up of 338 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.72 hectares hectares.

Chakya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 56.72 hectares
Population 636
Male Population 338
Female Population 298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakya compares

By the 2011 count Chakya is the 307th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 56.72 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Chakya

Chakya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chakya as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chakya from other places

Chakya lies about 5.7 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about 2.5 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 Chakya
Nearest railway station Churk 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 5.7 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 5.7 km

Villages closest to Chakya

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 Chakya

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakya village had a population of 636. That makes it the 307th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Chakya village has 338 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakya has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Chakya covers 56.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chakya is Churk, about 2.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chakya.

Chakya is about 5.7 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakya is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about 2.5 km away. Robertsganj is about 5.7 km away. Sonbhadra is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charka (under 2 km), Churk (1.6 km) and Shahijan Khurd (1.7 km).

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

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