Chakia, Bihar

Chakia is a town and a city council in Purvi Champaran district in the state of Bihar, India. Chakia is a sub division of East Champaran district. It is located approximately 32 kilometers southeast of its District headquarters Motihari.

Chakia
town
Coat of arms
Chakia
Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates: 26.42°N 85.05°E / 26.42; 85.05
Country India
StateBihar
DistrictEast Champaran district
Government
 • TypeCity Council
 • BodyChakia Nagar Parishad
Elevation
52 m (171 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total41,548
Language
 • OfficialHindi[1]
 • Additional officialUrdu[1]
 • RegionalBhojpuri[2]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
845412
Telephone code06257
ISO 3166 codeIN-BR
Vehicle registrationBR05
Lok Sabha constituencyPurvi Champaran
Vidhan Sabha constituencyPipra
WebsiteChakia

Transportation

This town is served by a broad gauge train and connected by NH-28. The railway station is called Chakia railway station, situated on Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line under the Samastipur railway division.[3][4] It is also the closest railway station to Kesaria Stupa, a Buddhist pilgrimage site. The nearest airport is Darbhanga Airport.

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[5] Chakia had a population of 20,686. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Chakia has an average literacy rate of 51%, lower than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 60% and female literacy of 40%. 20% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References
  1. "52nd Report of the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities in India" (PDF). nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. "Bhojpuri". Ethnologue. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  3. "Chakia Railway Station Map/Atlas ECR/East Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  4. "Chakia Railway Station (CAA) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  5. "Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Archived from the original on 16 June 2004.
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