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About Chakla Village

Chakla is a mid sized village in Banmankhi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 300 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakla village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Banmankhi
Pincode 854202
Area (hectares) 11 hectares
Population 601
Male Population 300
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chakla compares

By the 2011 count Chakla is the 51st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents. Its 11 hectares work out to about 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Chakla

Chakla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chakla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakla from other places

Chakla lies about 31 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Banmankhi Junction, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chakla
Tehsil headquarters Banmankhi under 2 km
Nearest railway station Banmankhi Junction under 2 km
District headquarters Purnia 31 km

Villages closest to Chakla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banmankhi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chakla

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakla village had a population of 601. That makes it the 51st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,330 residents.

Chakla village has 300 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakla has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Chakla is 854202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakla covers 11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 55 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chakla falls under Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chakla is Banmankhi Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chakla.

Chakla is about 31 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakla is in Banmankhi tehsil of Purnia district. Banmankhi is about under 2 km away. Banmankhi Junction is about under 2 km away. Purnia is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhabhi Kumar Chakla (under 2 km), Bibia Chakla (under 2 km) and Dharhara Munahi Chakla (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chakla today is likely to be higher.

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