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About Chakale Village

Chakale is a mid sized village in Khed tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,205, made up of 574 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415709, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakale Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakale village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Khed
Pincode 415709
Area (hectares) 430.47 hectares
Population 1,205
Male Population 574
Female Population 631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chakale compares

By the 2011 count Chakale is the 34th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 766 residents. Its 430.47 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1164.

Getting to Chakale

Chakale is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chakale 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhoste Mohalla, Bijghar, Biramani and Boraj. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chakale

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakale village had a population of 1,205. That makes it the 34th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 766 residents.

Chakale village has 574 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakale has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1164.

The pincode recorded for Chakale is 415709. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakale covers 430.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakale falls under Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Chakale notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Chakale is in Khed tehsil of Ratnagiri district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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