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About Chak Kanu Village

Chak Kanu is a mid sized village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 362 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Kanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Kanu village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Debra
Pincode 721126
Area (hectares) 43.31 hectares
Population 713
Male Population 362
Female Population 351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chak Kanu compares

By the 2011 count Chak Kanu is the 123rd largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 43.31 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Chak Kanu

Chak Kanu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Kanu as Available within <5 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 Chak Kanu from other places

Chak Kanu lies about 33 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Narayan Pakuria Murail, about 7.9 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 Kanu
Nearest railway station Narayan Pakuria Murail 7.9 km
Nearest town Ghātāl 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Debra 24 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 33 km

Villages closest to Chak Kanu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Kanu village had a population of 713. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 432 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Chak Kanu village has 362 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Kanu has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Chak Kanu is 721126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Kanu covers 43.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chak Kanu falls under Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chak Kanu is Narayan Pakuria Murail, about 7.9 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chak Kanu.

Chak Kanu is about 33 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Kanu is in Debra tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Narayan Pakuria Murail is about 7.9 km away. Ghātāl is about 22 km away. Debra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brindaban Chak (under 2 km), Chak Basu (under 2 km) and Chak Manu (under 2 km).

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

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