Chakchaka is a

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and

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in the

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in the Cooch Behar Sadar subdivision of the Cooch Behar district in the state of

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Geography

Location

Chakchaka is located at .

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. The entire district forms the flat

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flood plains of mighty rivers. 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).

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, 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.

References

Cities and towns in Cooch Behar district {{CoochBehar-geo-stub