Chechakhata
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Chechakhata is a census town
under Alipurduar
police station of Alipurduar subdivision in Jalpaiguri district
in the state of West Bengal
, India
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, Chechakhata had a population of 6847. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Chechakhata has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 88% and female literacy of 79%. 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Census town
In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...
under Alipurduar
Alipurduar
Alipurduar is a sub-divisional municipal city of Jalpaiguri district, and is located at the eastern end of the district. Situated on the east bank of Kaljani River on the foothills of the Himalayas, the town is a gateway to Bhutan and North Eastern states of India...
police station of Alipurduar subdivision in Jalpaiguri district
Jalpaiguri District
Jalpaiguri district is the largest district of North Bengal, covering an area 6,245 km2. It is situated between 26° 16' and 27° 0' North latitudes and 88° 4' and 89° 53' East longitudes...
in the state of West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Chechakhata had a population of 6847. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Chechakhata has an average literacy rate of 84%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 88% and female literacy of 79%. 8% of the population is under 6 years of age.