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About Chhata Chak Village

Chhata Chak is a large village in Illambazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,228, made up of 1,686 males and 1,542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhata Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhata Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Illambazar
Pincode 731214
Area (hectares) 268.58 hectares
Population 3,228
Male Population 1,686
Female Population 1,542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhata Chak compares

By the 2011 count Chhata Chak is the 7th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 268.58 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Chhata Chak

Chhata Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhata Chak as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chhata Chak from other places

Chhata Chak lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 Chhata Chak
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 3.5 km
Nearest town Sainthia 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Illambazar 20 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Chhata Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Illambazar 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 Chhata Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhata Chak village had a population of 3,228. That makes it the 7th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Chhata Chak village has 1,686 males and 1,542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhata Chak has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Chhata Chak is 731214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhata Chak covers 268.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhata Chak falls under Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chhata Chak is Mallarpur, about 3.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhata Chak.

Chhata Chak is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhata Chak is in Illambazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 3.5 km away. Sainthia is about 12 km away. Illambazar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhatar Bandi (under 2 km), Gangapur (3.7 km) and Dhulpur (4.0 km).

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

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