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About Chak Tara Village

Chak Tara is a small village in Debra tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 27 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,296 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Tara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Tara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Debra
Pincode 721136
Area (hectares) 47.35 hectares
Population 62
Male Population 27
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,296
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Tara compares

By the 2011 count Chak Tara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 47.35 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Chak Tara

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

How far is Chak Tara from other places

Chak Tara 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 Tara
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 Tara

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 Tara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Tara village had a population of 62. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Chak Tara village has 27 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Tara has about 1296 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Chak Tara is 721136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Tara covers 47.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak Tara is Narayan Pakuria Murail, about 7.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Tara.

Chak Tara 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 Tara 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 Kanu (under 2 km).

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

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