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About Chaka Village

Chaka is a mid sized village in Raipur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,095, made up of 564 males and 531 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Raipur
Pincode 722134
Area (hectares) 214.83 hectares
Population 1,095
Male Population 564
Female Population 531
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaka compares

By the 2011 count Chaka is the 47th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 841 residents. Its 214.83 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Chaka

Chaka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chaka as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaka from other places

Chaka lies about 67 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Ghatsila, about 27 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 Chaka
Nearest railway station Ghatsila 27 km
Nearest town Ghātsīla 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Raipur 30 km
District headquarters Bankura 67 km

Villages closest to Chaka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raipur 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 Chaka

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaka village had a population of 1,095. That makes it the 47th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 841 residents.

Chaka village has 564 males and 531 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaka has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 978.

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

Chaka covers 214.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaka falls under Raipur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chaka is Ghatsila, about 27 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chaka.

Chaka is about 67 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaka is in Raipur tehsil of Bankura district. Ghatsila is about 27 km away. Ghātsīla is about 28 km away. Raipur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Belpahari (18 km), Phulkusma (22 km) and Narayanpur (23 km).

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

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