Chakia, Bihar

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?Barachakia Bihar • India
Barachakia
Coordinates: 26°25′N 85°03′E / 26.42, 85.05
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 52 m (171 ft)
District(s)	East Champaran district
Population	16,618 (2001)

Coordinates: 26°25′N 85°03′E / 26.42, 85.05 Barachakia is a town and a notified area in Purbi Champaran district in the state of Bihar, India. The associate post office is called Barachakia, Pin Code 845412. It is served by a broad gauge train, directly connecting it to Calcutta, Delhi, Mumbai, Dehradoon and rest of the country. It has a sugar cane mill, that is now defunct. The railway station is called CHAKIA, it is also the closest railway station to Kesaria Stupa, a Buddhist pilgrimage site.

1 Geography
2 River
3 Demographics
4 Buddhist Tourism
5 External links
6 References

[edit] Geography

Barachakia is located at 26.42° N 85.05° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 52 metres (170 feet).

[edit] River

This town has a river Budhi_Gandak flowing by it.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^[2], Chakia had a population of 16,618. 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%. 18% of the population is under 6 years of age.

[edit] Buddhist Tourism

Kesaria Stupa This Buddhist stupa is the largest in the world, with a height of 104 ft. Kesaria is located at a distance of 110 Km from Patna, in the Champaran (east) district of Bihar. You can reach here by flying to Patna, & driving for another 3-4 hours from there. Alternatively, you can take a direct train "SaptKranti Express" to Chakia, from Delhi\New Delhi, & drive a 30 minutes further.