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About Chak Amad Village

Chak Amad is a mid sized village in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 919, made up of 495 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712615, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Amad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Amad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Arambag
Pincode 712615
Area (hectares) 148.9 hectares
Population 919
Male Population 495
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
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 Amad compares

By the 2011 count Chak Amad is the 103rd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 148.9 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Chak Amad

Chak Amad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Amad 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 Amad from other places

Chak Amad lies about 24 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 2.9 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 Amad
Nearest railway station Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) 2.9 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Arambag 24 km
District headquarters Hugli 24 km

Villages closest to Chak Amad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arambag 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 Amad

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Amad village had a population of 919. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Chak Amad village has 495 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Amad has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Chak Amad is 712615. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Amad covers 148.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak Amad falls under Arambag tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chak Amad is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 2.9 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 Amad.

Chak Amad is about 24 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Amad is in Arambag tehsil of Hugli district. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 2.9 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 6.2 km away. Arambag is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balai Chak (under 2 km), Chak Fazil (under 2 km) and Chak Hazi (under 2 km).

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

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