Chakeri

Chakeri is a prominent census town within the Kanpur metropolitan area, located approximately 16 km east of Kanpur city in Uttar Pradesh, India. The town hosts the Chakeri Air Force Station, North India's second-largest air base.

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Place details

Locality: Jajmau
Region: Uttar Pradesh
Country: India
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Chakeri
Settlement.other_name: Ramadevi
Settlement.settlement_type: town
Settlement.image_skyline: Chakeri railway station nameplate.JPG
Settlement.image_alt: Yellow ailway location sign with english and Indian town name written in black lettering
Settlement.image_caption: Chakeri railway station nameplate
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Uttar Pradesh#India3
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Uttar Pradesh, India##Location in India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uttar Pradesh
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kanpur Nagar
Settlement.government_type: Census town
Settlement.governing_body: Town Area Development Authority
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 5.21

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Wikidata facts

Area: 5.21
Elevation: 123
Image: Chakeri railway station nameplate.JPG

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postal code: 208008

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Contents

Demographics
History
Education
Roads
Transport
Airways
Railways
Roadways
People
Sister cities
References

==Demographics== Chakeri has a population of 7,526 of which 3,803 are males while 3,723 are females as per Census 2011. The population of children ages 0-6 is 1116 which is 14.83% of the total population of Chakeri. In Chakeri, the female sex ratio is 979 against the state average of 912. Moreover, the child sex ratio in Chakeri is around 996 compared to the Uttar Pradesh state average of 902. The literacy rate of Chakeri city is 89.63%, higher than the state average of 67.68%. In Chakeri, male literacy is around 93.74% while the female literacy rate is 85.41%. Chakeri Census Town has total administration over 2,109 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.