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About Chak Ghatak Village

Chak Ghatak 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 667, made up of 351 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Ghatak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Ghatak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733103
Area (hectares) 83.11 hectares
Population 667
Male Population 351
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Ghatak compares

By the 2011 count Chak Ghatak is the 124th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 83.11 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Chak Ghatak

Chak Ghatak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Ghatak 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chak Binod, Chak Chandan, Chak Daulat and Chak Durga. 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 Ghatak

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Ghatak village had a population of 667. That makes it the 124th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Chak Ghatak village has 351 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Ghatak has about 900 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 Ghatak is 733103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Ghatak covers 83.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

Chak Ghatak 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 Ghatak today is likely to be higher.

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