About Chakbad Village

Chakbad is a mid sized village in Raghunathpur II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 934, made up of 473 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakbad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakbad village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Raghunathpur II
Pincode	723161
Area (hectares)	132.33 hectares
Population	934
Male Population	473
Female Population	461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakbad compares

By the 2011 count Chakbad is the 39th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 132.33 hectares work out to about 7.1 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 960.

Getting to Chakbad

Chakbad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chakbad as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakbad from other places

Chakbad 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 Chakbad
Nearest railway station	Indrabil	13 km
Nearest town	Adra	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Raghunathpur II	34 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	34 km

Villages closest to Chakbad

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Chakbad

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakbad village had a population of 934. That makes it the 39th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Chakbad village has 473 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakbad has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Chakbad is 723161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakbad covers 132.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakbad falls under Raghunathpur II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chakbad 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chakbad.

Chakbad 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.

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