Chakdah Subdivision - Nadia, West Bengal

Chakdah is an administrative subdivision in the Nadia district of West Bengal, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Chakdah is the main town for most villages within the subdivision. The nearest railway station is situated at Palpara, while the nearest airport is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 36.2 km.

The total area of the subdivision is 282 km², including 257.12 km² rural area and 24.89 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 936 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Chakdah Subdivision

Chakdah Subdivision has a total of 105 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Subdivision, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1AmdangaRuralSilinda-I
2BagdobRuralDubra
3BagrabpurRuralHingnara
4Balagari CharRuralChanduria-I
5BalarampurRuralSilinda-I
6BaliaRuralSilinda-I
7BallabhpurRuralHingnara
8BanamaliparaRuralGhetugachhi
9BejparaRuralGhetugachhi
10BelgariaRuralGhetugachhi
11Ber BariaRuralDewli
12BhatparaRuralDubra
13Brahma ParaRuralChanduria-I
14Chak AmdangaRuralSilinda-I
15Chak Chaku DangaRuralDubra
16Chak MirjapurRuralDewli
17Chak TengraRuralDubra
18ChakgobindapurRuralGhetugachhi
19Chaku DangaRuralDubra
20ChandrapurRuralTatla-I
21Chanduria (Ct)RuralChanduria-I
22ChaugachhaRuralDewli
23CheuntiaRuralTatla-I
24ChhatimtalaRuralTatla-Ii
25ChuadangaRuralDubra
26Dakshin Panch PotaRuralDewli
27Darappur (Ct)RuralHingnara
28DeuliRuralDewli
29DhanichaRuralTatla-I
30DighraRuralGhetugachhi
31DubraRuralDubra
32DumuriaRuralDewli
33EktarpurRuralRautari
34GaruimariRuralDewli
35Ghetu GachhiRuralGhetugachhi
36GholaRuralTatla-I
37GoaraRuralDewli
38GobindapurRuralGhetugachhi
39GoteraRuralGhetugachhi
40Gour NagarRuralChanduria-I
41HariankhaRuralHingnara
42Hing NaraRuralHingnara
43HudaRuralTatla-I
44IchhapurRuralTatla-I
45InayetpurRuralRautari
46ItapukuriaRuralTatla-I
47JagadispurRuralTatla-Ii
48JagannathpurRuralDubra
49JaguliRuralGhetugachhi
50JatrapurRuralRautari
51Jaykrishnapur (P)RuralTatla-Ii
52JuranpurRuralGhetugachhi
53JutarpurRuralRautari
54KadamgachhiRuralDewli
55KamalpurRuralTatla-Ii
56KasimpurRuralGhetugachhi
57KhorgachhiRuralRautari
58KugachhiRuralGhetugachhi
59KunduliaRuralDewli
60LakhmipurRuralHingnara
61Lalpur (P) (Ct)RuralTatla-Ii
62MahanalaRuralTatla-I
63MaheshchandrapurRuralHingnara
64MaheswarpurRuralRautari
65MalichagharRuralChanduria-I
66ManasapotaRuralChanduria-I
67MandalhatRuralGhetugachhi
68ManpurRuralDewli
69MasaraRuralTatla-I
70MathurapurRuralTatla-I
71MathurgachhiRuralDubra
72MuktiparaRuralGhetugachhi
73NarayanpurRuralDewli
74NatapuliRuralSilinda-I
75NeuliaRuralDubra
76Nikhar GachhiRuralGhetugachhi
77NizraRuralGhetugachhi
78Noada DurgapurRuralChanduria-I
79Padma BilaRuralDubra
80PalagachhaRuralTatla-I
81ParariRuralDubra
82Punglia (Ct)RuralTatla-Ii
83Purba BishnupurRuralDubra
84PuruliaRuralHingnara
85RaghabpurRuralHingnara
86RajbariaRuralSilinda-I
87RamkrishnapurRuralGhetugachhi
88RasullapurRuralDewli
89RautariRuralRautari
90RukminidangaRuralGhetugachhi
91SahispurRuralGhetugachhi
92SantraRuralDubra
93SarapurRuralDewli
94SarmastapurRuralTatla-Ii
95SibpurRuralGhetugachhi
96SilindaRuralSilinda-I
97SrinagarRuralSilinda-Ii
98SrinathpurRuralGhetugachhi
99SutraRuralTatla-I
100TantgachiRuralRautari
101TatlaRuralTatla-I
102TengraRuralDubra
103Tentul BariaRuralRautari
104Uttar Panch PotaRuralRautari
105Uttarghugia (P)RuralChanduria-I

Population of Chakdah Subdivision

As per the Census 2011, Chakdah Subdivision has a total population of 4,05,719 people, consisting of 2,09,513 males and 1,96,206 females. There are 94,261 households in the subdivision with an average population density of 1,439 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population4,05,7193,14,38391,336
Male Population2,09,5131,62,89946,614
Female Population1,96,2061,51,48444,722
Total Households94,26172,36421,897
Population Density1,439 / km²1,223 / km²3,670 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the subdivision has 2,93,946 literate people and 38,434 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 1,85,933 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 21,609 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)38,43430,7057,729
Literate Population2,93,9462,22,17171,775
Illiterate Population1,11,77392,21219,561
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population1,85,9331,43,28742,646
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population21,60920,4011,208

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.