About Choukai Village

Choukai is a large village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,953, made up of 1,497 males and 1,456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 199.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Choukai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Choukai village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar II
Pincode	733209
Area (hectares)	199.91 hectares
Population	2,953
Male Population	1,497
Female Population	1,456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Choukai compares

By the 2011 count Choukai is the 24th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 199.91 hectares work out to about 15 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 938.

Getting to Choukai

Choukai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Choukai as Available within 5 - 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 Choukai from other places

Choukai lies about 8.6 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 4.5 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 Choukai
Nearest railway station	Kanki	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar II	8.6 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	8.6 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	15 km

Villages closest to Choukai

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

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Common questions about Choukai

As per the Census of India 2011, Choukai village had a population of 2,953. That makes it the 24th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Choukai village has 1,497 males and 1,456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Choukai has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Choukai is 733209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Choukai covers 199.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Choukai falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Choukai is Kanki, about 4.5 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 - 10 km distance for Choukai.

Choukai is about 8.6 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Choukai is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kanki is about 4.5 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 8.6 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.