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About Chakadu Village

Chakadu is a large village in Shirpur tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,261, made up of 1,620 males and 1,641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakadu village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Shirpur
Pincode 425428
Area (hectares) 226.84 hectares
Population 3,261
Male Population 1,620
Female Population 1,641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakadu compares

By the 2011 count Chakadu is the 35th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents. Its 226.84 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Chakadu

Chakadu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakadu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakadu from other places

Chakadu lies about 74 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Vikhran Road, about 36 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chakadu
Tehsil headquarters Shirpur 24 km
Nearest railway station Vikhran Road 36 km
District headquarters Dhule 74 km

Villages closest to Chakadu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shirpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chakadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakadu village had a population of 3,261. That makes it the 35th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,393 residents.

Chakadu village has 1,620 males and 1,641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakadu has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Chakadu is 425428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakadu covers 226.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakadu falls under Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Chakadu is Vikhran Road, about 36 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chakadu.

Chakadu is about 74 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakadu is in Shirpur tehsil of Dhule district. Shirpur is about 24 km away. Vikhran Road is about 36 km away. Dhule is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodid (2.0 km), Manjar Bardi (2.7 km) and Sajgarpada (3.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chakadu today is likely to be higher.

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