About Chakua Village

Chakua is a small village in Gopiballavpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 95 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 779 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakua village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Gopiballavpur II
Pincode	721517
Area (hectares)	74.01 hectares
Population	169
Male Population	95
Female Population	74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	779
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakua compares

By the 2011 count Chakua is the 154th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 74.01 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 1010.

Getting to Chakua

Chakua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakua 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhutkahalia, Birjharia, Bora and Chainsol. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chakua

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakua village had a population of 169. That makes it the 154th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Chakua village has 95 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakua has about 779 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Chakua is 721517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakua covers 74.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakua falls under Gopiballavpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chakua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Chakua is in Gopiballavpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.