# Chakia Village, Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Chauri Chaura, Gorakhpur 

# Chakia

Chakia is a village in Chauri Chaura sub-district of Gorakhpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **761 people in 149 households**, the 157th largest of 205 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 761people (2011)
- 149households
- 69.6%literacy
- 1,120females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chakia

Of every 100 households in Chakia in 2011, 19 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chakia · ■ Chauri Chaura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**82%

Tap water ****47%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**92%

Use banking services ****75%**

**78%

Television ****13%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****13%**

**9%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Chakia?

■ Chakia · ■ Chauri Chaura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1120**

**971

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**914

Working population ****10.1%**

**29.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 56.6% for women. 18% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (16%) · **■** Marginal 33 (43%)

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 Chauri Chaura

- Kata Sikra787 people
- Mirjawa Sardar787 people
- Silhata781 people
- Diwa766 people
- Mahdewa Adai715 people
- Markachha707 people
- Narendra Pur684 people
- Pipra Manni681 people

[All 216 villages in Chauri Chaura](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/gorakhpur/chauri-chaura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chakia?761 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakia in?Gorakhpur district (Chauri Chaura sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chakia?69.6% (Census 2011)