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About Chak Altagora Village

Chak Altagora is a small village in Puncha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 164, made up of 83 males and 81 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Altagora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Altagora village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Puncha
Pincode 723151
Area (hectares) 115.87 hectares
Population 164
Male Population 83
Female Population 81
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Altagora compares

By the 2011 count Chak Altagora is the 91st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 115.87 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Chak Altagora

Chak Altagora is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Altagora as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bhatamdi, Bhutam, Birdang and Bishpuria. 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 Chak Altagora

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Altagora village had a population of 164. That makes it the 91st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Chak Altagora village has 83 males and 81 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Altagora has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Chak Altagora is 723151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Altagora covers 115.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chak Altagora falls under Puncha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chak Altagora notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Chak Altagora is in Puncha 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 Chak Altagora today is likely to be higher.

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