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About Chaulja Village

Chaulja is a mid sized village in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,729, made up of 865 males and 864 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaulja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaulja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar II
Pincode 731216
Area (hectares) 84.15 hectares
Population 1,729
Male Population 865
Female Population 864
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaulja compares

By the 2011 count Chaulja is the 15th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 84.15 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Chaulja

Chaulja is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaulja as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Birnagar, Brahmanbahara, Buzrug Bara and Chak Bhara. 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 Chaulja

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaulja village had a population of 1,729. That makes it the 15th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Chaulja village has 865 males and 864 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaulja has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Chaulja is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaulja covers 84.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chaulja falls under Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chaulja.

Chaulja is in Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum 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 Chaulja today is likely to be higher.

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