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About Taher Chak Village

Taher Chak 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 921, made up of 473 males and 448 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taher Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taher Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733151
Area (hectares) 144.14 hectares
Population 921
Male Population 473
Female Population 448
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
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 Taher Chak compares

By the 2011 count Taher Chak is the 89th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 144.14 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Taher Chak

Taher Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Taher Chak 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 Sirahi, Sobra, Sobrasyampur and Sonkair. 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 Taher Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Taher Chak village had a population of 921. That makes it the 89th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Taher Chak village has 473 males and 448 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taher Chak has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Taher Chak is 733151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taher Chak covers 144.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Taher Chak 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 Taher Chak.

Taher Chak 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 Taher Chak today is likely to be higher.

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