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About Chakran Village

Chakran is a small village in Goghat II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 219 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakran village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat II
Pincode 712122
Area (hectares) 52.91 hectares
Population 438
Male Population 219
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Chakran compares

By the 2011 count Chakran is the 90th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 52.91 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Chakran

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

Chakran lies about 15 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Palta, about under 2 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 Chakran
Nearest railway station Palta under 2 km
Nearest town Bārākpur 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Goghat II 15 km
District headquarters Hugli 15 km

Villages closest to Chakran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakran village had a population of 438. That makes it the 90th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Chakran village has 219 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakran has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Chakran is 712122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakran covers 52.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakran falls under Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chakran is Palta, about under 2 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 Chakran.

Chakran is about 15 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakran is in Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district. Palta is about under 2 km away. Bārākpur is about 1.6 km away. Goghat II is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ria (1.7 km), Bara Salabeltala (2.8 km) and Selampur (4.1 km).

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

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