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About Chakiya Village

Chakiya is a small village in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 314, made up of 180 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 744 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 221201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Pindra
Pincode 221201
Area (hectares) 16.28 hectares
Population 314
Male Population 180
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 744
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakiya compares

By the 2011 count Chakiya is the 323rd largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 16.28 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Chakiya

Chakiya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chakiya from other places

Chakiya lies about 78 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Bhiti, about 8.8 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 Chakiya
Nearest railway station Bhiti 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pindra 10 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 24 km
District headquarters Varanasi 78 km

Villages closest to Chakiya

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 Chakiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakiya village had a population of 314. That makes it the 323rd largest of the 401 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Chakiya village has 180 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakiya has about 744 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Chakiya is 221201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakiya covers 16.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Chakiya is Bhiti, about 8.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chakiya.

Chakiya is about 78 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakiya is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Bhiti is about 8.8 km away. Pindra is about 10 km away. Gyānpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakka (under 2 km), Chak Barai (1.8 km) and Narainpur (1.8 km).

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

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