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About Chuk Nagar Village

Chuk Nagar is a mid sized village in Basirhat II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 955, made up of 486 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chuk Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chuk Nagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basirhat II
Pincode 743445
Area (hectares) 47.3 hectares
Population 955
Male Population 486
Female Population 469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chuk Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Chuk Nagar is the 59th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,164 residents. Its 47.3 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Chuk Nagar

Chuk Nagar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chuk Nagar as Available within 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chuk Nagar from other places

Chuk Nagar lies about 30 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Beliaghata Road, about 7.5 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 Chuk Nagar
Nearest railway station Beliaghata Road 7.5 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Basirhat II 30 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Chuk Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Basirhat 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 Chuk Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chuk Nagar village had a population of 955. That makes it the 59th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,164 residents.

Chuk Nagar village has 486 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chuk Nagar has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Chuk Nagar is 743445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chuk Nagar covers 47.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chuk Nagar falls under Basirhat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chuk Nagar is Beliaghata Road, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Chuk Nagar is about 30 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chuk Nagar is in Basirhat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Beliaghata Road is about 7.5 km away. Bārāsat is about 16 km away. Basirhat II is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amtona (2.5 km), Chak Amtona (2.5 km) and Gobila (14 km).

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

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