About Chaknath Village

Chaknath is a small village in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 165 males and 142 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721448, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaknath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaknath village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Egra I
Pincode	721448
Area (hectares)	46.41 hectares
Population	307
Male Population	165
Female Population	142
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	861
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaknath compares

By the 2011 count Chaknath is the 107th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 46.41 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Chaknath

Chaknath is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaknath 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaknath from other places

Chaknath lies about 32 km from Purba Medinipur. 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 Chaknath
Nearest town	Diamond Harbour	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Egra I	32 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	32 km

Villages closest to Chaknath

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Egra I 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.

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Common questions about Chaknath

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaknath village had a population of 307. That makes it the 107th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Chaknath village has 165 males and 142 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaknath has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Chaknath is 721448. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaknath covers 46.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaknath falls under Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chaknath 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 Chaknath.

Chaknath is about 32 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaknath is in Egra I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Diamond Harbour is about 7.3 km away. Egra I is about 32 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.