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About Chak Barada Village

Chak Barada is a small village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 141 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 383 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Barada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Barada village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Jangipara
Pincode 712404
Area (hectares) 116.15 hectares
Population 195
Male Population 141
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 383
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Barada compares

By the 2011 count Chak Barada is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 116.15 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Chak Barada

Chak Barada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Barada as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Barada from other places

Chak Barada lies about 21 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Begampur, about 3.0 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 Barada
Nearest railway station Begampur 3.0 km
Nearest town Baidyabāti 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jangipara 20 km
District headquarters Hugli 21 km

Villages closest to Chak Barada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Barada village had a population of 195. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Chak Barada village has 141 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Barada has about 383 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Chak Barada is 712404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Barada covers 116.15 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 Barada falls under Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chak Barada is Begampur, about 3.0 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 - 10 km distance for Chak Barada.

Chak Barada is about 21 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Barada is in Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. Begampur is about 3.0 km away. Baidyabāti is about 6.5 km away. Jangipara is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hariharpur (2.6 km), Bamnagar (2.7 km) and Ramnagar (2.7 km).

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

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