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About Chak Hosen Village

Chak Hosen is a mid sized village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 519, made up of 261 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Hosen Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Hosen village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733103
Area (hectares) 119.22 hectares
Population 519
Male Population 261
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Hosen compares

By the 2011 count Chak Hosen is the 155th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 119.22 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Chak Hosen

Chak Hosen is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Hosen as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Chak Durga, Chak Farid, Chak Ghatak and Chak Gobinda. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Hosen

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Hosen village had a population of 519. That makes it the 155th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Chak Hosen village has 261 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Hosen has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Chak Hosen is 733103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Hosen covers 119.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chak Hosen falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chak Hosen notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Chak Hosen.

Chak Hosen is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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