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About Chakla Village

Chakla is a mid sized village in Shikarpur tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,660, made up of 858 males and 802 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 563.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202394, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakla village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bulandshahr
Tehsil Shikarpur
Pincode 202394
Area (hectares) 563.23 hectares
Population 1,660
Male Population 858
Female Population 802
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 the 95th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 563.23 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Chakla

Chakla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chakla as Available within <5 km distance. 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 25 km from Bulandshahr. 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 town Jahāngīrābād 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shikarpur 12 km
District headquarters Bulandshahr 25 km

Villages closest to Chakla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shikarpur 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 1,660. That makes it the 95th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Chakla village has 858 males and 802 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakla has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Chakla is 202394. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakla covers 563.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakla falls under Shikarpur tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Chakla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Chakla is about 25 km from Bulandshahr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakla is in Shikarpur tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Jahāngīrābād is about 5.6 km away. Shikarpur is about 12 km away. Bulandshahr is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mandawali (under 2 km), Surkharu (2.3 km) and Aurangabad Chandok (2.8 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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