About Chakda Village

Chakda is a large village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,275, made up of 1,694 males and 1,581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 431 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakda village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Purulia I
Pincode	723102
Area (hectares)	431 hectares
Population	3,275
Male Population	1,694
Female Population	1,581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
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 Chakda compares

By the 2011 count Chakda is the 9th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 431 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Chakda

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

Chakda 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 Chakda
Nearest railway station	Indrabil	13 km
Nearest town	Adra	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Purulia I	34 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	34 km

Villages closest to Chakda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purulia I 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 Chakda

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakda village had a population of 3,275. That makes it the 9th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Chakda village has 1,694 males and 1,581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakda has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Chakda is 723102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakda covers 431 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakda falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chakda 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 Chakda.

Chakda 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.

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