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About Chakarma Village

Chakarma is a mid sized village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,459, made up of 701 males and 758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1322.4 hectares hectares.

Chakarma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakarma village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Area (hectares) 1322.4 hectares
Population 1,459
Male Population 701
Female Population 758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chakarma compares

By the 2011 count Chakarma is the 139th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 1322.4 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Chakarma

Chakarma is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chakarma as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakarma from other places

Chakarma lies about 38 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Katka, about 3.2 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 Chakarma
Nearest railway station Katka 3.2 km
Nearest town Bhadohi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 29 km
District headquarters Varanasi 38 km

Villages closest to Chakarma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakarma village had a population of 1,459. That makes it the 139th largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Chakarma village has 701 males and 758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakarma has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Chakarma covers 1322.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chakarma falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chakarma is Katka, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chakarma.

Chakarma is about 38 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakarma is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Katka is about 3.2 km away. Bhadohi is about 14 km away. Pindra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagtupur (1.7 km), Lallapur (3.7 km) and Singhapur (4.4 km).

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

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