# Chakwa Village, Harraiya, Basti (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Harraiya, Basti 

# Chakwa

Chakwa is a village in Harraiya sub-district of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **490 people in 66 households**, the 701st largest of 1,457 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 490people (2011)
- 66households
- 73.8%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chakwa

Of every 100 households in Chakwa in 2011, 51 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Chakwa · ■ Harraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**87%

Tap water ****45%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****100%**

**91%

Television ****25%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chakwa?

■ Chakwa · ■ Harraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**928

Working population ****21.2%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.4% for men and 58.4% for women. 38% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 78 (75%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (14%) · **■** Marginal 10 (10%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Harraiya

- Ramdeiya492 people
- Dailapur491 people
- Devkali Rani491 people
- Lohrauli491 people
- Marvatiya Kunwer488 people
- Sikari488 people
- Maduraiya486 people
- Sarshi486 people

[All 1,527 villages in Harraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/harraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chakwa?490 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakwa in?Basti district (Harraiya sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chakwa?73.8% (Census 2011)