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About Chak Bhikan Village

Chak Bhikan 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 530, made up of 265 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Bhikan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Bhikan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733103
Area (hectares) 73.86 hectares
Population 530
Male Population 265
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Bhikan compares

By the 2011 count Chak Bhikan is the 152nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 73.86 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Chak Bhikan

Chak Bhikan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Bhikan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chak Alam, Chak Andharu, Chak Bakhar and Chak Basanta. 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 Bhikan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Bhikan village had a population of 530. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Chak Bhikan village has 265 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Bhikan has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

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

Chak Bhikan covers 73.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chak Bhikan.

Chak Bhikan 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 Bhikan today is likely to be higher.

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