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About Chak Basanta Village

Chak Basanta is a small village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 165, made up of 86 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Basanta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Basanta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733145
Area (hectares) 65.57 hectares
Population 165
Male Population 86
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Basanta compares

By the 2011 count Chak Basanta is the 264th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 65.57 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Chak Basanta

Chak Basanta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chak Basanta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Boaldar, Bolla, Chak Alam and Chak Andharu. 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 Basanta

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Basanta village had a population of 165. That makes it the 264th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Chak Basanta village has 86 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Basanta has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Chak Basanta is 733145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Basanta covers 65.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Chak Basanta notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chak Basanta.

Chak Basanta 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 Basanta today is likely to be higher.

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