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About Chalkigara Village

Chalkigara is a mid sized village in Ranibundh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 903, made up of 460 males and 443 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 271.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalkigara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalkigara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Ranibundh
Pincode 722148
Area (hectares) 271.11 hectares
Population 903
Male Population 460
Female Population 443
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalkigara compares

By the 2011 count Chalkigara is the 40th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 701 residents. Its 271.11 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Chalkigara

Chalkigara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chalkigara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Budh Khila, Buriam, Burisal and Burisol. 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 Chalkigara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalkigara village had a population of 903. That makes it the 40th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 701 residents.

Chalkigara village has 460 males and 443 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalkigara has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Chalkigara is 722148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalkigara covers 271.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chalkigara falls under Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chalkigara.

Chalkigara is in Ranibundh 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 Chalkigara today is likely to be higher.

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