About Chanak Village

Chanak is a mid sized village in Mangolkote tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,953, made up of 990 males and 963 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanak village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Barddhaman
Tehsil	Mangolkote
Pincode	713131
Area (hectares)	232.23 hectares
Population	1,953
Male Population	990
Female Population	963
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chanak compares

By the 2011 count Chanak is the 52nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents. Its 232.23 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Chanak

Chanak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chanak as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chanak from other places

Chanak lies about 13 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Jhapater Dhal, about 3.0 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 Chanak
Nearest railway station	Jhapater Dhal	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mangolkote	13 km
District headquarters	Barddhaman	13 km
Nearest town	Barddhamān	13 km

Villages closest to Chanak

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

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Common questions about Chanak

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanak village had a population of 1,953. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents.

Chanak village has 990 males and 963 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanak has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Chanak is 713131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanak covers 232.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chanak falls under Mangolkote tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chanak is Jhapater Dhal, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chanak.

Chanak is about 13 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanak is in Mangolkote tehsil of Barddhaman district. Jhapater Dhal is about 3.0 km away. Mangolkote is about 13 km away. Barddhaman is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.