About Chauki Village

Chauki is a large village in Farakka tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,576, made up of 1,862 males and 1,714 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauki village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Farakka
Pincode	742212
Area (hectares)	58.6 hectares
Population	3,576
Male Population	1,862
Female Population	1,714
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chauki compares

By the 2011 count Chauki is the 17th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents. Its 58.6 hectares work out to about 61 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Chauki

Chauki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chauki as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chauki from other places

Chauki lies about 95 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about 5.1 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 Chauki
Nearest railway station	Bakudi	5.1 km
Nearest town	Rājmahal	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Farakka	15 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	95 km

Villages closest to Chauki

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

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Common questions about Chauki

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauki village had a population of 3,576. That makes it the 17th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,051 residents.

Chauki village has 1,862 males and 1,714 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauki has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Chauki is 742212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauki covers 58.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 61 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chauki falls under Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chauki is Bakudi, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chauki.

Chauki is about 95 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauki is in Farakka tehsil of Murshidabad district. Bakudi is about 5.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 13 km away. Farakka is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.