Chakhay, Balurghat
Chakhay is a village located in the Balurghat Subdivision of Dinajpur Dakshin district of West Bengal. The village falls in Balurghat block and comes under Patriram Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Balurghat parliament constituency and Tapan assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Chakhay is 1.2 thousands out of which 615 are males and rest 572 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 930 females per 1000 males. There are around 113 teenagers in Chakhay. It has literacy rate of 64% which means around 762 persons can read and write. Total 29 people belonging to scheduled caste and 384 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 290 households in Chakhay, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 525. The pincode of Chakhay is 733145 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Teor Sub Post office
- Thakurpurahat Branch Post office
- Jamalpur Branch Post office
- Kamarpara Branch Post office
- Powrahar Branch Post office
Schools
Chakhay has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Teor K A High School
- Barakoil High School
- Badamail L.P. High School
- Sanapara S.C.High School(High School)
- Chingishpur High School ( H S)
Hospitals
Chakhay has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Choto Raghunathpur Sub Centre
- Kamarpara Primary Health Centre
- Gopalbati Sub Centre
- Thakurpura Sub Centre
- Kuchila Sub Centre
Banks
Chakhay has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.