Winding old lanes
The older parts of town are laced with narrow, irregular lanes that grew organically rather than to any planned grid.
Minimalist map poster · India
26.4160° N / 85.0466° E
A town on the flat Gangetic plain of north Bihar, its lanes woven between ponds, fields and village settlements

One city, five moods
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The map
Chākia is a town in the East Champaran district of Bihar, on the wide alluvial plain north of the Ganges. The land is almost perfectly flat, so its shape on a map comes from human patterns rather than terrain. Narrow lanes twist between houses in the older parts, and the town merges into the surrounding villages without a sharp boundary.
Water is everywhere in this landscape. Ponds and tanks appear as small shapes scattered through and around the town, and the fields outside are divided by embankments and tracks. The wider district is fertile farming country, and that agricultural rhythm reaches right up to the edge of the built-up streets.
A Chākia map poster turns this dense, informal layout into a delicate linear drawing. The main roads provide structure, the lanes create a fine and irregular web, and the open areas of water and field give the composition room to breathe. It is a small-town portrait from north Bihar for people who carry the place with them.
The older parts of town are laced with narrow, irregular lanes that grew organically rather than to any planned grid.
Small bodies of water dot the town and its outskirts, typical of the Gangetic plain and easy to pick out on the map.
Chākia blends into neighbouring settlements and farmland, so the map edges show clusters of houses separated by fields.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Chākia
Many people from Champaran now live in Patna, Delhi or abroad. A map of Chākia gives them a piece of home that is clear, personal and easy to live with on a daily basis.
Personalise the title and subtitle, perhaps in Hindi or with a family name, and add a date to the coordinates line. Then choose Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand.
Order the Chākia poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
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It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
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Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
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