Chakda, Purulia

Chakda
Village
Chakda Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Chakda Chakda (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°18′55.7″N86°20′10.4″E / 23.315472°N 86.336222°E / 23.315472; 86.336222 Coordinates: 23°18′55.7″N86°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	UTC+5:30 (IST)
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 the Purulia I CD block in the Purulia Sadar subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Places in Purulia Sadar subdivision in Purulia district
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, F: facility
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Chakda is located at 23°18′55.7″N86°20′10.4″E / 23.315472°N 86.336222°E / 23.315472; 86.336222 .

Area overview

Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. Purulia Sadar subdivision covers the central portion of the district. 83.80% of the population of the subdivision lives in rural areas. The map alongside shows some urbanization around Purulia city. 18.58% of the population, the highest among the subdivisions of the district, lives in urban areas. There are 4 census towns in the subdivision. The Kangsabati (locally called Kansai) flows through the subdivision. The subdivision has old temples, some of them belonging to the 11th century or earlier. The focus is on education - the university, the sainik school, the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith at Bongabari, the upcoming medical college at Hatuara, et al. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

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). ^[9]

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Purulia I CD Block are located at Chakda. ^[10]

Transport

National Highway 18 (India) running from Gobindpur (in Jharkhand) to Balasore (in Odisha) passes through Chakda. ^[11]

References

1. Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
3. "District Census Handbook, Puruliya, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Deulghat - Pages 99-100: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Importance of the District. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
4. "District Census Handbook, Puruliya, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Charra - Page 103: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Importance of the District. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
5. "Sidho-Kano-Birsha University". SKBU. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
6. "Sainik School Purulia". SSP. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
7. "West Bengal's RKM college bags highest NAAC grade". The Times of India, 16 December 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
8. "Purulia Government Medical College & Hospital". PGMCH. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
9. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
10. "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.
11. "Rationalisation of Numbering Systems of National Highways" (PDF). New Delhi: Department of Road Transport and Highways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.