Chakia is a town council in Purvi Champaran district in the state of Bihar, India. Chakia is a sub division of East Champaran district. It is located approximately 8 Kilometres Northeast District entry point City Mehsi. 32 kilometers southeast of its District headquarters Motihari.
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Chakia | |
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Nagar parisad | |
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Coat of arms | |
Chakia Location in East Champaran, Bihar, India | |
| Coordinates: 26.42°N 85.05°E / 26.42; 85.05 | |
| Country | |
| State | Bihar |
| District | East Champaran district |
| Government | |
| • Type | nagar parishad |
| • Body | Nagar parisad chakia |
| Elevation | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 17,356 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Additional official | Urdu[1] |
| • Regional | Bhojpuri[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 845412 |
| Telephone code | 06257 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-BR |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Purvi Champaran |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Pipra |
| Website | http:/wwwbarachakia.com Chakia |
This town is served by a broad gauge train and connected by NH-28 Mehsi. The railway station is called chakia railway station, situated on Muzaffarpur–Gorakhpur main line under the Samastipur railway division.[3][4]
As of 2011[update] 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.