Chakda, Purulia

Chakda
Village
Chakda
Chakda

Location in West Bengal, India

Coordinates: 23°18′55.7″N 86°20′10.4″E / 23.315472°N 86.336222°E / 23.315472; 86.336222Coordinates: 23°18′55.7″N 86°20′10.4″E / 23.315472°N 86.336222°E / 23.315472; 86.336222
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Purulia
Population (2011)
 • Total 3,275
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 723102 (Kotloi)
Telephone/STD code 03251
Lok Sabha constituency Purulia
Vidhan Sabha constituency Balarampur
Website purulia.gov.in
For the village in Haryana with the same name, see Chakda.

Chakda is a village in Purulia I CD Block in Purulia Sadar East subdivision of Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Chakda had a total population of 3,275 of which 1,694 (52%) were males and 1,581 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 385. The total number of literates in Chakda was 2,124 (73.49% of the population over 6 years).[1]

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Purulia I CD Block are located at Chakda.[2]

Transport

National Highway 18 (India) running from Govindpur (in Jharkhand) to Baleswar (in Odisha) passes through Chakda.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Puruliya" (PDF). Map of District Puruliya with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Retrieved 2 December 2016.


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