Chakapara

Chakapara
Chakapara
	Census Town
	Chakapara Location in West Bengal, India Chakapara Chakapara (India)
	Coordinates: 22.63°N 88.35°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Howrah
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	35,282
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Sreerampur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Domjur
Website	howrah.gov.in

Chakapara is a census town in Bally Jagachha CD Block of Howrah Sadar subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.[1]

Chakapara is under the jurisdiction of Liluah Police Station of Howrah City Police.

Geography

Chakapara is located at 22.63°N 88.35°E / 22.63; 88.35.[2] It has an average elevation of 14 metres (46 feet).

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Chakpara had a total population of 35,282 of which 18,352 (52%) were males and 16,930 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 3,623. The total number of literates in Chakpara was 27,897 (88.12% of the population over 6 years).[3]

As of 2001 India census,[4] Chakpara had a population of 24,212. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Chakpara has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 79% and female literacy of 70%. 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Transport

Bus

Mini Bus

39 Bhattanagar - Esplanade

Train

Chakapara has a railway station (Bhattanagar railway station) on its western side. The station is mainly used by Freight trains. No Express train stops here. To avail Local Train, one has to go to Liluah railway station and Kona railway station, which are the nearest railway stations.

References

"District-wise list of stautory towns". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chakpara
"C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[1] "District-wise list of stautory towns". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2009.

[2] Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chakpara

[census2011-3] "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

[4] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.