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About Chakaltor Village

Chakaltor is a large village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,448, made up of 1,253 males and 1,195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakaltor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakaltor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indpur
Pincode 722136
Area (hectares) 247.69 hectares
Population 2,448
Male Population 1,253
Female Population 1,195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakaltor compares

By the 2011 count Chakaltor is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 247.69 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Chakaltor

Chakaltor is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakaltor as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chakaltor from other places

Chakaltor lies about 40 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Indrabil, about 13 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 Chakaltor
Nearest railway station Indrabil 13 km
Nearest town Adra 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Indpur 32 km
District headquarters Bankura 40 km

Villages closest to Chakaltor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakaltor village had a population of 2,448. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Chakaltor village has 1,253 males and 1,195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakaltor has about 954 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 952.

The pincode recorded for Chakaltor is 722136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakaltor covers 247.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakaltor falls under Indpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chakaltor is Indrabil, about 13 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 village for Chakaltor.

Chakaltor is about 40 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakaltor is in Indpur tehsil of Bankura district. Indrabil is about 13 km away. Adra is about 16 km away. Indpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaka (under 2 km), Chakadoba (under 2 km) and Chakaltasahar (under 2 km).

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

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