Chakia, Uttar Pradesh


Chakia is a small town 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, in the hills of Vindhyas, is a stone throw-away from the town of Chakia.
The plateau 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 Mirzapur district. Chakia 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,, 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

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