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About Chak Jalal Village

Chak Jalal is a mid sized village in Arambag tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,760, made up of 887 males and 873 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712615, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Jalal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Jalal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Arambag
Pincode 712615
Area (hectares) 179.93 hectares
Population 1,760
Male Population 887
Female Population 873
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Jalal compares

By the 2011 count Chak Jalal is the 54th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 179.93 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Chak Jalal

Chak Jalal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chak Jalal 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 Chak Jalal from other places

Chak Jalal lies about 24 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 2.9 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 Chak Jalal
Nearest railway station Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) 2.9 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Arambag 24 km
District headquarters Hugli 24 km

Villages closest to Chak Jalal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arambag 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 Chak Jalal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Jalal village had a population of 1,760. That makes it the 54th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Chak Jalal village has 887 males and 873 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Jalal has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Chak Jalal is 712615. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Jalal covers 179.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak Jalal falls under Arambag tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chak Jalal is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 2.9 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 Chak Jalal.

Chak Jalal is about 24 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Jalal is in Arambag tehsil of Hugli district. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 2.9 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 6.2 km away. Arambag is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balai Chak (under 2 km), Chak Amad (under 2 km) and Chak Fazil (under 2 km).

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

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