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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chakpara
| other_name =
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| settlement_type = Census Town
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.63|N|88.35|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Howrah district|Howrah]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 14
| population_total = 35,282
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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| registration_plate = WB
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Sreerampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sreerampur]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Domjur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Domjur]]
| website = {{URL|howrah.gov.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}'''Chakpara''' is a [[census town]] in [[Bally Jagachha]] CD Block of [[Howrah Sadar subdivision]] in [[Howrah district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]]. It is a part of [[List of cities in West Bengal by population#Urban agglomeration|Kolkata Urban Agglomeration]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm |title=District-wise list of stautory towns |publisher=Census Commission of India |accessdate=2009-01-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721163402/http://web.cmc.net.in/wbcensus/DataTables/01/Table-3.htm |archivedate=2011-07-21 }}</ref>

Chakpara is under the jurisdiction of Liluah Police Station of [[Howrah Police Commissionerate|Howrah City Police]].

==Geography==
Chakpara is located at {{Coord|22.63|N|88.35|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/28/Chakpara.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chakpara]</ref> 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).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= 2011 census: West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | accessdate = 11 May 2016}}</ref>

{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> 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, Kolkata|Esplanade]]

===Train===
Chakpara 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 [[Kolkata Suburban Railway|Local Train]], one has to go to [[Liluah Railway Station]], which is the nearest railway station.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Howrah District}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Howrah district]]
[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Kolkata]]
[[Category:Kolkata Metropolitan Area]]

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