About Chaklabasti Village

Chaklabasti is a small village in Shella Bholaganj tehsil, in the district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 134 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 793112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaklabasti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaklabasti village
Description	Value
State	Meghalaya
District	East Khasi Hills
Tehsil	Shella Bholaganj
Pincode	793112
Population	262
Male Population	134
Female Population	128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaklabasti compares

By the 2011 count Chaklabasti is the 55th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 344 residents. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Chaklabasti

Chaklabasti is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chaklabasti as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chaklabasti from other places

Chaklabasti lies about 31 km from East Khasi Hills, and the nearest railway station is শাহবাজপুর, about 64 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 Chaklabasti
Nearest town	Shella	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shella Bholaganj	31 km
District headquarters	East Khasi Hills	31 km
Nearest railway station	শাহবাজপুর	64 km

Villages closest to Chaklabasti

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

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Common questions about Chaklabasti

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaklabasti village had a population of 262. That makes it the 55th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 344 residents.

Chaklabasti village has 134 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaklabasti has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Chaklabasti is 793112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaklabasti falls under Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Chaklabasti is শাহবাজপুর, about 64 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chaklabasti.

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

Chaklabasti is in Shella Bholaganj tehsil of East Khasi Hills district. Shella is about 10 km away. Shella Bholaganj is about 31 km away. East Khasi Hills is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.