About Chakra Village

Chakra is a large village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,987, made up of 1,506 males and 1,481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Purulia I
Pincode	723149
Area (hectares)	282.5 hectares
Population	2,987
Male Population	1,506
Female Population	1,481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chakra compares

By the 2011 count Chakra is the 13th 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 282.5 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Chakra

Chakra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chakra from other places

Chakra 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 Chakra
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 Chakra

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 Chakra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakra village had a population of 2,987. That makes it the 13th 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.

Chakra village has 1,506 males and 1,481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakra has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Chakra is 723149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakra covers 282.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chakra 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 village for Chakra.

Chakra 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.

Chakra 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.