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About Chamkara Village

Chamkara is a small village in Bankura I tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 49 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamkara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamkara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura I
Pincode 722134
Area (hectares) 33.2 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 49
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamkara compares

By the 2011 count Chamkara is the 126th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 786 residents. Its 33.2 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Chamkara

Chamkara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chamkara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhikurdihi, Bhola, Bolara and Chak Jagadalla. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chamkara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamkara village had a population of 90. That makes it the 126th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 786 residents.

Chamkara village has 49 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamkara has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Chamkara is 722134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamkara covers 33.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chamkara falls under Bankura I tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chamkara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chamkara.

Chamkara is in Bankura I tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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