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About Chakalya Village

Chakalya is a mid sized village in Pati tehsil, in the district of Barwani, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 429 males and 430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 606 hectares hectares.

Chakalya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakalya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Barwani
Tehsil Pati
Area (hectares) 606 hectares
Population 859
Male Population 429
Female Population 430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Chakalya compares

By the 2011 count Chakalya is the 68th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,497 residents. Its 606 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Chakalya

Chakalya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chakalya 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakalya from other places

Chakalya lies about 34 km from Barwani, and the nearest railway station is Alirajpur, about 27 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 Chakalya
Nearest town Kukshi 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Pati 27 km
Nearest railway station Alirajpur 27 km
District headquarters Barwani 34 km

Villages closest to Chakalya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakalya village had a population of 859. That makes it the 68th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,497 residents.

Chakalya village has 429 males and 430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakalya has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 980.

Chakalya covers 606 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chakalya falls under Pati tehsil of Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chakalya is Alirajpur, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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 Chakalya.

Chakalya is about 34 km from Barwani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakalya is in Pati tehsil of Barwani district. Kukshi is about 19 km away. Pati is about 27 km away. Alirajpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghonghsa (12 km), Awali (13 km) and Hanuman Mali (13 km).

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

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