Chauka, Ghatal

Chauka is a village located in the Ghatal Subdivision of Medinipur West district of West Bengal. The village falls in Ghatal block and comes under Dewanchak-II Gram Panchayat.

As on November 2024, the current population of Chauka is 1.6 thousands out of which 859 are males and rest 777 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 905 females per 1000 males. There are around 127 teenagers in Chauka. It has literacy rate of 80% which means around 1.3 thousands persons can read and write. Total 89 people belonging to scheduled caste and 21 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 348 households in Chauka, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 881. The pincode of Chauka is 721232 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Khirpai Sub Post office
• Prasadchak Branch Post office
• Kuthikonarpur Branch Post office
• Manoharpur Branch Post office
• Kantadaraja Branch Post office

Schools

Chauka has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Mangrul Bisweswar High School Upper Primary.
• Natuk Vivekananda Bidyamandir U.Primary
• Khirpai High School Upper Primary.
• Jara High School U.Primary
• Chaklachipur H.N.H. Madrasa

Hospitals

Chauka has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Mangrul Sub-Center
• Bahara Sub-Center
• Marh Sub-Center
• Kuthikonarpur Sub-Centre
• Gholsai Sub-Centre

Banks

Chauka has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• HDFC Bank Khirpai
• State Bank of India Halderdighi
• Union Bank of India Mangrul
• UCO Bank Jara
• The West Bengal State Cooperative Bank Khirpai