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About Chakulia Village

Chakulia is a mid sized village in Chandil tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 590, made up of 284 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakulia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Chandil
Pincode 832401
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 590
Male Population 284
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakulia compares

By the 2011 count Chakulia is the 66th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Chakulia

Chakulia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chakulia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chakulia from other places

Chakulia lies about 20 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Manikui, about 5.5 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 Chakulia
Nearest railway station Manikui 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandil 8.7 km
Nearest town Kopali 11 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 20 km

Villages closest to Chakulia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandil 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 Chakulia

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakulia village had a population of 590. That makes it the 66th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,064 residents.

Chakulia village has 284 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakulia has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Chakulia is 832401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakulia covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakulia falls under Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chakulia is Manikui, about 5.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chakulia.

Chakulia is about 20 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakulia is in Chandil tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Manikui is about 5.5 km away. Chandil is about 8.7 km away. Kopali is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katjor (1.9 km), Bhadudih (2.1 km) and Kandarberya (2.9 km).

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

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