Chakdaha

Chakdaha
—  city  —
Chakdaha Location of Chakdaha in West Bengal and India
Coordinates	23°05′N 88°31′E / 23.08°N 88.52°E / 23.08; 88.52Coordinates: 23°05′N 88°31′E / 23.08°N 88.52°E / 23.08; 88.52
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District(s)	Nadia
Parliamentary constituency	Ranaghat
Assembly constituency	Chakdaha
Population	132,855 (2011[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 11 metres (36 ft)
Codes • Pincode • 741222
Website	nadia.nic.in/

A Chakdaha residential area

Chakdaha (In Bengali:চাকদহ) is a city and a municipality in Kalyani subdivision of Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, India.^[1]

Geography

Chakdaha is located at 23°05′N 88°31′E / 23.08°N 88.52°E / 23.08; 88.52.^[2] It has an average elevation of 11 metres (36 feet). It is on National Highway 34.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Chakdaha Urban Agglomeration had a population of 132,855, out of which 67,135 65 were males and 65,720 were females. The 0-6 years population was 9,829. Effective literacy rate for the 7+ population was 90.95 per cent.^[3]

See also: List of cities in West Bengal

As of the 2001 India census,^[4] Chakdaha had a population of 86,965. Males constituted 51% of the population and females 49%. Chakdaha had an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 59.5%. 9% of the population was under 6 years of age.

See also

• Chakdaha (Community development block)

References

1. ^ "District Wise List of Statutory Towns". Census of India 2001, Urban Frame. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927041827/http://www.wbcensus.gov.in/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-06. 
2. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chakdaha
3. ^ "Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above". Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf. Retrieved 2011-10-21. 
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 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.