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About Chaktor Village

Chaktor is a small village in Para tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 135 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaktor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaktor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Para
Pincode 723155
Area (hectares) 160.9 hectares
Population 282
Male Population 135
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaktor compares

By the 2011 count Chaktor is the 99th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents. Its 160.9 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Chaktor

Chaktor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaktor as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhandar Kuli, Bhanuridi, Bhatdi and Bhatpahari. 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 Chaktor

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaktor village had a population of 282. That makes it the 99th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents.

Chaktor village has 135 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaktor has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Chaktor is 723155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaktor covers 160.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chaktor falls under Para tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chaktor 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chaktor.

Chaktor is in Para tehsil of Puruliya 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 Chaktor today is likely to be higher.

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