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About Chakjhaudanga Village

Chakjhaudanga is a small village in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 412, made up of 225 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743245, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakjhaudanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakjhaudanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gaighata
Pincode 743245
Area (hectares) 100.77 hectares
Population 412
Male Population 225
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chakjhaudanga compares

By the 2011 count Chakjhaudanga is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 100.77 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Chakjhaudanga

Chakjhaudanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chakjhaudanga as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakjhaudanga from other places

Chakjhaudanga lies about 32 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bamangachi, about 6.0 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 Chakjhaudanga
Nearest railway station Bamangachi 6.0 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaighata 32 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 32 km

Villages closest to Chakjhaudanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakjhaudanga village had a population of 412. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Chakjhaudanga village has 225 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakjhaudanga has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Chakjhaudanga is 743245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakjhaudanga covers 100.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakjhaudanga falls under Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chakjhaudanga is Bamangachi, about 6.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chakjhaudanga.

Chakjhaudanga is about 32 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.

Chakjhaudanga is in Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bamangachi is about 6.0 km away. Bārāsat is about 7.6 km away. Gaighata is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopal Baliadanga (under 2 km), Maraldanga (under 2 km) and Shashadanga (under 2 km).

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

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