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About Chak Dhara Village

Chak Dhara is a small village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 164 males and 141 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Dhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Dhara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 44.48 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 164
Female Population 141
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chak Dhara compares

By the 2011 count Chak Dhara is the 171st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 44.48 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Chak Dhara

The census records public bus service for Chak Dhara 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak Dhara from other places

Chak Dhara lies about 17 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pinargaria, about 8.7 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 Dhara
Nearest railway station Pinargaria 8.7 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 14 km
District headquarters Birbhum 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sainthia 21 km

Villages closest to Chak Dhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Dhara village had a population of 305. That makes it the 171st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Chak Dhara village has 164 males and 141 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Dhara has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Chak Dhara is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Dhara covers 44.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak Dhara falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chak Dhara is Pinargaria, about 8.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Chak Dhara.

Chak Dhara is about 17 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Dhara is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Pinargaria is about 8.7 km away. Rampur Hat is about 14 km away. Birbhum is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nirisha (under 2 km), Bholagaria (2.0 km) and Kururgaria (2.0 km).

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

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