About Chamchaka Village

Chamchaka is a mid sized village in Jhalda II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,075, made up of 555 males and 520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamchaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamchaka village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Jhalda II
Pincode	723202
Area (hectares)	133.68 hectares
Population	1,075
Male Population	555
Female Population	520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chamchaka compares

By the 2011 count Chamchaka is the 42nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 133.68 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Chamchaka

Chamchaka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chamchaka as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chamchaka from other places

Chamchaka lies about 34 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Indrabil, about 13 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 Chamchaka
Nearest railway station	Indrabil	13 km
Nearest town	Adra	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jhalda II	34 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	34 km

Villages closest to Chamchaka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jhalda II 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 Chamchaka

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamchaka village had a population of 1,075. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Chamchaka village has 555 males and 520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamchaka has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Chamchaka is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamchaka covers 133.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chamchaka falls under Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chamchaka is Indrabil, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chamchaka.

Chamchaka is about 34 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamchaka is in Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya district. Indrabil is about 13 km away. Adra is about 16 km away. Jhalda II is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.