About Chakua Village

Chakua is a small village in Manbazar II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 170 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, 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	Puruliya
Tehsil	Manbazar II
Pincode	723131
Area (hectares)	231.53 hectares
Population	341
Male Population	170
Female Population	171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
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 Chakua compares

By the 2011 count Chakua is the 96th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 231.53 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Chakua

Chakua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chakua 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 Chakua from other places

Chakua 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 Chakua
Nearest railway station	Indrabil	13 km
Nearest town	Adra	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Manbazar II	34 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	34 km

Villages closest to Chakua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakua village had a population of 341. That makes it the 96th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Chakua village has 170 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakua has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Chakua is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakua covers 231.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chakua falls under Manbazar II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chakua 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 Chakua.

Chakua 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.

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