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About Chalkana Village

Chalkana is a mid sized village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 613, made up of 281 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,181 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263642, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalkana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalkana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263642
Area (hectares) 224.68 hectares
Population 613
Male Population 281
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,181
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 Chalkana compares

By the 2011 count Chalkana is the 33rd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 224.68 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Chalkana

Chalkana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chalkana 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 Chalkana from other places

Chalkana lies about 17 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 84 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 Chalkana
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 5.4 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 17 km
Nearest town Almora 46 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 84 km

Villages closest to Chalkana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalkana village had a population of 613. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Chalkana village has 281 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalkana has about 1181 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Chalkana is 263642. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalkana covers 224.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chalkana falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chalkana is Kathgodam, about 84 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chalkana.

Chalkana is about 17 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalkana is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kapkot is about 5.4 km away. Bageshwar is about 17 km away. Almora is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bithi Panyali (1.6 km), Pothing (1.9 km) and Lili (3.2 km).

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

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