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About Chaknan Village

Chaknan is a mid sized village in Chandipur tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,961, made up of 1,024 males and 937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721633, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaknan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaknan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Chandipur
Pincode 721633
Area (hectares) 59.8 hectares
Population 1,961
Male Population 1,024
Female Population 937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaknan compares

By the 2011 count Chaknan is the 30th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 59.8 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Chaknan

Chaknan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaknan as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chaknan from other places

Chaknan lies about 43 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Diamond Harbour, about 16 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 Chaknan
Nearest town Pujali 15 km
Nearest railway station Diamond Harbour 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandipur 27 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 43 km

Villages closest to Chaknan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaknan village had a population of 1,961. That makes it the 30th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Chaknan village has 1,024 males and 937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaknan has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Chaknan is 721633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaknan covers 59.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chaknan falls under Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chaknan is Diamond Harbour, about 16 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 village for Chaknan.

Chaknan is about 43 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaknan is in Chandipur tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Pujali is about 15 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 16 km away. Chandipur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barbanki (2.2 km), Shyamsundarpur (4.1 km) and Brindabanpur (6.2 km).

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

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