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About Chak Hari Village

Chak Hari is a mid sized village in Goghat I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,251, made up of 672 males and 579 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712616, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Hari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Hari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat I
Pincode 712616
Area (hectares) 130.88 hectares
Population 1,251
Male Population 672
Female Population 579
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
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 Hari compares

By the 2011 count Chak Hari is the 43rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 130.88 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Chak Hari

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

Chak Hari 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 Hari
Nearest railway station Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) 2.9 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Goghat I 24 km
District headquarters Hugli 24 km

Villages closest to Chak Hari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goghat I 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 Hari

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Hari village had a population of 1,251. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Chak Hari village has 672 males and 579 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Hari has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Chak Hari is 712616. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Hari covers 130.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak Hari falls under Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chak Hari 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 Hari.

Chak Hari 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 Hari is in Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 2.9 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 6.2 km away. Goghat I 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 Dewan Chak (under 2 km), Dighara (2.0 km) and Beli (7.2 km).

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

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