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About Chkdaha Village

Chkdaha is a large village in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,991, made up of 1,517 males and 1,474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743609, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chkdaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chkdaha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat I
Pincode 743609
Area (hectares) 128.43 hectares
Population 2,991
Male Population 1,517
Female Population 1,474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chkdaha compares

By the 2011 count Chkdaha is the 26th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 128.43 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Chkdaha

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

Chkdaha lies about 13 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Sangrampur, about 4.1 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 Chkdaha
Nearest railway station Sangrampur 4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat I 13 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 13 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 14 km

Villages closest to Chkdaha

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

Common questions about Chkdaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Chkdaha village had a population of 2,991. That makes it the 26th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Chkdaha village has 1,517 males and 1,474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chkdaha has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Chkdaha is 743609. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chkdaha covers 128.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chkdaha falls under Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chkdaha is Sangrampur, about 4.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chkdaha.

Chkdaha is about 13 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chkdaha is in Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Sangrampur is about 4.1 km away. Magrahat I is about 13 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alampur (under 2 km), Jiol Pukur (under 2 km) and Rangilabad (under 2 km).

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

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