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About Chakgopal Village

Chakgopal is a large village in Nalhati II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,351, made up of 1,710 males and 1,641 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakgopal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakgopal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati II
Pincode 731216
Area (hectares) 325.46 hectares
Population 3,351
Male Population 1,710
Female Population 1,641
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakgopal compares

By the 2011 count Chakgopal is the 14th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 325.46 hectares work out to about 10 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 Chakgopal

Chakgopal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakgopal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chakgopal from other places

Chakgopal lies about 21 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 10 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 Chakgopal
Nearest railway station Lohapur 10 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati II 21 km
District headquarters Birbhum 21 km

Villages closest to Chakgopal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati II 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 Chakgopal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakgopal village had a population of 3,351. That makes it the 14th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Chakgopal village has 1,710 males and 1,641 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakgopal has about 960 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 Chakgopal is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakgopal covers 325.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakgopal falls under Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chakgopal is Lohapur, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chakgopal.

Chakgopal is about 21 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakgopal is in Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district. Lohapur is about 10 km away. Nalhāti is about 19 km away. Nalhati II is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thakurpur (under 2 km), Kamalpur (2.1 km) and Atkulia (2.1 km).

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

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