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About Chakai Village

Chakai is a mid sized village in Sonamukhi tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,476, made up of 727 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sonamukhi
Pincode 722208
Area (hectares) 176.06 hectares
Population 1,476
Male Population 727
Female Population 749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chakai compares

By the 2011 count Chakai is the 34th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 999 residents. Its 176.06 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Chakai

Chakai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chakai 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bneshe, Bondalhati, Brindabanpur and Brojanathpur. 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 Chakai

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakai village had a population of 1,476. That makes it the 34th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 999 residents.

Chakai village has 727 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakai has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Chakai is 722208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakai covers 176.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakai falls under Sonamukhi tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chakai notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Chakai.

Chakai is in Sonamukhi 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 Chakai today is likely to be higher.

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