Chakia, Uttar Pradesh Explained

Chakia
Native Name Lang:hi
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:India Uttar Pradesh#India3
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uttar Pradesh, India[1]
Coordinates:25.05°N 83.22°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Uttar Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Chandauli
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:78
Population Total:13667
Population As Of:2001
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi
Demographics1 Title2:Additional official
Demographics1 Info2:Urdu
Demographics1 Title3:Regional
Demographics1 Info3:Bhojpuri
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:232103

Chakia (sometimes written as Chakiya) is a small town (nagar panchayat) and the sub-divisional headquarters of Chakia Tehsil in the District of Chandauli of Varanasi Division in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Geography

The town has an average elevation of .

The Chandra Prabha Wildlife Sanctuary, famous for its flora and fauna in the hills of Vindhyas, is a stone throw-away from the town of Chakia.

The tehsil consists of forests, dams, rivers and hills most of which form the Chandra Prabha Sanctuary. Karamnasa, Chandraprabha and Garai rivers drain the tehsil.

History

In British India Chakia was part of the Benares State and was one of the tehsils of Varanasi district until 1997. The tehsil stretches from Gangetic plains to the center of Vindhyas plateau. A good part of the tehsil lies on the Vindhya plateau.

Economy

The economy of the region is largely agricultural.

Demographics

India census,[2] the Chakia Nagar Panchayat had a population of 17,356, of which 9,050 were males, and 8,306 were females.

Population of children aged 0–6 years was 2,440 which translated into 14.06% of total population of the Nagar Panchayat. Sex ratio was 918 females per 1,000 males against state average of 912 females per 1,000 males. Moreover, child sex ratio in Chakia was around 883:1,000 compared to Uttar Pradesh's average of 902:1,000. Chakia's literacy rate was 75.90%, which was higher than state average of 67.68%. In Chakia, male literacy rate was around 81.43% compared to female's 69.91%.

Sights

Transportation

No regular mass-transit to and from Chakia is available these days. Government-run bus service of past is infrequently available. The nearest railway station, Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, is approximately 30 kilometres away.The nearest airport, the Lal Bahadur Shastri International, named after the second prime minister of India, is nearly 60 kilometers northwest from Chakia.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/36/Chakia.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chakia
  2. Web site: Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional). https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. 2004-06-16. 2008-11-01. Census Commission of India.