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About Chakla Village

Chakla is a large village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,932, made up of 2,042 males and 1,890 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3097 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakla village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Chandwa
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 3097 hectares
Population 3,932
Male Population 2,042
Female Population 1,890
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakla compares

By the 2011 count Chakla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 3097 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Chakla

Chakla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakla as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 30 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Biratoli, about 2.9 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
Nearest railway station Biratoli 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwa 9.4 km
Nearest town Khalāri 24 km
District headquarters Latehar 30 km

Villages closest to Chakla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandwa 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 3,932. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Chakla village has 2,042 males and 1,890 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakla has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Chakla is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakla covers 3097 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chakla falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chakla is Biratoli, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Chakla is about 30 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakla is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. Biratoli is about 2.9 km away. Chandwa is about 9.4 km away. Khalāri is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chatro (3.4 km), Nagar (3.8 km) and Ambadohar (3.9 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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