Chakchaka
Census Town in West Bengal, India
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Chakchaka is a census town and gram panchayat in the Cooch Behar II CD block in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Chakchaka | |
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Census Town | |
  Chakchaka Location in West Bengal, India  Chakchaka Chakchaka (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26.3327°N 89.4789°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Cooch Behar |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.4936 km2 (1.7350 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 8,582 |
| • Density | 1,910/km2 (4,946/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 736156 |
| Telephone/STD code | 03582 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Cooch Behar |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Cooch Behar Dakshin |
| Website | coochbehar |
Geography
2.5miles
CT: census town, M: municipal town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Location
Chakchaka is located at 26.3327°N 89.4789°E.
Area overview
The map alongside shows the north-central part of the district. It has the highest level of urbanisation in an overwhelming rural district. 22.08% of the population of the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision lives in the urban areas and 77.92% lives in the rural areas.[1] The entire district forms the flat alluvial flood plains of mighty rivers.[2]
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 the 2011 Census of India, Chakchaka had a total population of 8,582. There were 4,426 (52%) males and 4,156 (48%) females. There were 769 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate people in Chakchaka was 7,051 (90.25% of the population over 6 years).[3]
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Koch Bihar, Chakchaka covered an area of 4.4936 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved overhead tank, tap water from treated sources and hand pumps. It had 826 electric connections. Among the medical facilities, it had 2 maternity and child welfare centres, 1 charitable hospital/ nursing home. Among the educational facilities, it had 6 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, the nearest general degree college is at Cooch Behar 4 km away.[4]
