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About Chakbela Village

Chakbela is a small village in Potashpur II tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 403, made up of 215 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakbela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakbela village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur II
Pincode 721440
Area (hectares) 48.08 hectares
Population 403
Male Population 215
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
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 Chakbela compares

By the 2011 count Chakbela is the 109th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents. Its 48.08 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Chakbela

Chakbela is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chakbela 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. The nearest villages by name are Chak Mahammad, Chak Maruj, Chak Mathuri and Chak Padu. 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.

Common questions about Chakbela

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakbela village had a population of 403. That makes it the 109th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,219 residents.

Chakbela village has 215 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakbela has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Chakbela is 721440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakbela covers 48.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakbela falls under Potashpur II tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chakbela notes the nearest railway station 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 Chakbela.

Chakbela is in Potashpur II tehsil of Purba 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.

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

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