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About Chalka Village

Chalka is a mid sized village in Hirbandh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 633, made up of 330 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Hirbandh
Pincode 722171
Area (hectares) 138.54 hectares
Population 633
Male Population 330
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalka compares

By the 2011 count Chalka is the 47th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 716 residents. Its 138.54 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Chalka

Chalka is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chalka as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Bijardihi, Biradihi, Brahma Danga and Chaka Doba. 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 Chalka

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalka village had a population of 633. That makes it the 47th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 716 residents.

Chalka village has 330 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalka has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Chalka is 722171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalka covers 138.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chalka falls under Hirbandh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chalka notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Chalka.

Chalka is in Hirbandh tehsil of Bankura 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 Chalka today is likely to be higher.

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