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About Chaka Village

Chaka is a mid sized village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 632, made up of 308 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722140, 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 Indpur
Pincode 722140
Area (hectares) 43.51 hectares
Population 632
Male Population 308
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
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 98th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 43.51 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

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 40 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Indrabil, about 13 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 Indrabil 13 km
Nearest town Adra 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Indpur 32 km
District headquarters Bankura 40 km

Villages closest to Chaka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Indpur 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 632. That makes it the 98th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Chaka village has 308 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaka has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Chaka is 722140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaka covers 43.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chaka is Indrabil, about 13 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 40 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 Indpur tehsil of Bankura district. Indrabil is about 13 km away. Adra is about 16 km away. Indpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakadoba (under 2 km), Chakaltasahar (under 2 km) and Chakaltor (under 2 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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