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About Chakirban Village

Chakirban is a mid sized village in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,945, made up of 993 males and 952 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakirban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakirban village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Pincode 723102
Area (hectares) 227.43 hectares
Population 1,945
Male Population 993
Female Population 952
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Chakirban compares

By the 2011 count Chakirban is the 32nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 227.43 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Chakirban

Chakirban is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chakirban 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 Biltora, Biralgaria, Birgiri and Bongabari. 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 Chakirban

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakirban village had a population of 1,945. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Chakirban village has 993 males and 952 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakirban has about 959 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 963.

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

Chakirban covers 227.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakirban falls under Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chakirban 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 Chakirban.

Chakirban is in Purulia II 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 Chakirban today is likely to be higher.

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