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About Chaka Village

Chaka is a small village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 353, made up of 175 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723130
Area (hectares) 193.44 hectares
Population 353
Male Population 175
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
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 Chaka compares

By the 2011 count Chaka is the 147th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 193.44 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 972.

Getting to Chaka

Chaka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chaka 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaka from other places

Chaka 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 Chaka
Tehsil headquarters Kashipur 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Indrabil 13 km
Nearest town Adra 16 km
District headquarters Puruliya 34 km

Villages closest to Chaka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kashipur 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.

Common questions about Chaka

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaka village had a population of 353. That makes it the 147th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Chaka village has 175 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaka has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Chaka is 723130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaka covers 193.44 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.

Chaka falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chaka is Indrabil, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Chaka.

Chaka 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.

Chaka is in Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district. Kashipur is about 9.2 km away. Indrabil is about 13 km away. Adra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakalta (under 2 km), Lakshipur (9.2 km) and Chuna (11 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chaka today is likely to be higher.

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