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About Chhatrak Village

Chhatrak is a mid sized village in Harischandrapur II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,495, made up of 773 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhatrak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhatrak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur II
Pincode 732140
Area (hectares) 179.28 hectares
Population 1,495
Male Population 773
Female Population 722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhatrak compares

By the 2011 count Chhatrak is the 50th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,443 residents. Its 179.28 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Chhatrak

Chhatrak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhatrak as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhairabpur, Bhaluka, Bhuna and Bildaha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chhatrak

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhatrak village had a population of 1,495. That makes it the 50th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,443 residents.

Chhatrak village has 773 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatrak has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Chhatrak is 732140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhatrak covers 179.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhatrak falls under Harischandrapur II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chhatrak notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chhatrak.

Chhatrak is in Harischandrapur II tehsil of Maldah district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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