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About Chak Radhakanta Village

Chak Radhakanta is a small village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 122, made up of 60 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Radhakanta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Radhakanta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733140
Area (hectares) 71.12 hectares
Population 122
Male Population 60
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Radhakanta compares

By the 2011 count Chak Radhakanta is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 71.12 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Chak Radhakanta

Chak Radhakanta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Radhakanta as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak Radhakanta from other places

Chak Radhakanta lies about 158 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Adalpahari, about 1.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chak Radhakanta
Nearest railway station Adalpahari 1.8 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 14 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 158 km

Villages closest to Chak Radhakanta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tapan tehsil.

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 Radhakanta

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Radhakanta village had a population of 122. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Chak Radhakanta village has 60 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Radhakanta has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Chak Radhakanta is 733140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Radhakanta covers 71.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chak Radhakanta falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chak Radhakanta is Adalpahari, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 km distance for Chak Radhakanta.

Chak Radhakanta is about 158 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Radhakanta is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Adalpahari is about 1.8 km away. Rampur Hat is about 6.9 km away. Tapan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Madhusudan (under 2 km), Rajballabh Chak (under 2 km) and Chak Hosen (under 2 km).

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

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