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About Chak Nara Village

Chak Nara is a large village in Memari I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,493, made up of 1,777 males and 1,716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Nara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Nara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Memari I
Pincode 713151
Area (hectares) 135.61 hectares
Population 3,493
Male Population 1,777
Female Population 1,716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chak Nara compares

By the 2011 count Chak Nara is the 17th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents. Its 135.61 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Chak Nara

Chak Nara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chak Nara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak Nara from other places

Chak Nara lies about 33 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Saota, about 11 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 Chak Nara
Nearest railway station Saota 11 km
Nearest town Guskhara 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Memari I 33 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 33 km

Villages closest to Chak Nara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Memari I 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 Chak Nara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Nara village had a population of 3,493. That makes it the 17th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents.

Chak Nara village has 1,777 males and 1,716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Nara has about 966 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 978.

The pincode recorded for Chak Nara is 713151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Nara covers 135.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chak Nara falls under Memari I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chak Nara is Saota, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chak Nara.

Chak Nara is about 33 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Nara is in Memari I tehsil of Barddhaman district. Saota is about 11 km away. Guskhara is about 18 km away. Memari I is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alipur (2.0 km), Harirambati (20 km) and Jayrampur (23 km).

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

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