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About Chaltakonda Village

Chaltakonda is a mid sized village in Jaypur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 768, made up of 384 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722138, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaltakonda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaltakonda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Jaypur
Pincode 722138
Area (hectares) 79.49 hectares
Population 768
Male Population 384
Female Population 384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chaltakonda compares

By the 2011 count Chaltakonda is the 75th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 79.49 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Chaltakonda

Chaltakonda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaltakonda 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaltakonda from other places

Chaltakonda lies about 17 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Ramsagar, about 8.4 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 Chaltakonda
Nearest railway station Ramsagar 8.4 km
Nearest town Bishnupur 14 km
District headquarters Bankura 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaypur 26 km

Villages closest to Chaltakonda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaltakonda village had a population of 768. That makes it the 75th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Chaltakonda village has 384 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaltakonda has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Chaltakonda is 722138. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaltakonda covers 79.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaltakonda falls under Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chaltakonda is Ramsagar, about 8.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

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

Chaltakonda is in Jaypur tehsil of Bankura district. Ramsagar is about 8.4 km away. Bishnupur is about 14 km away. Bankura is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Brahmankonda (under 2 km), Radhanagar (12 km) and Brindabanpur (21 km).

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

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