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About Purba Chakla Village

Purba Chakla is a small village in Goghat II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 357, made up of 182 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Purba Chakla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Purba Chakla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Goghat II
Pincode 712611
Area (hectares) 113.64 hectares
Population 357
Male Population 182
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Purba Chakla compares

By the 2011 count Purba Chakla is the 95th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 113.64 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Purba Chakla

Purba Chakla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Purba Chakla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Purba Chakla from other places

Purba Chakla lies about 34 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Habra, about 9.9 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 Purba Chakla
Nearest railway station Habra 9.9 km
Nearest town Hābra 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Goghat II 34 km
District headquarters Hugli 34 km

Villages closest to Purba Chakla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goghat II 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 Purba Chakla

As per the Census of India 2011, Purba Chakla village had a population of 357. That makes it the 95th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Purba Chakla village has 182 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Purba Chakla has about 962 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 955.

The pincode recorded for Purba Chakla is 712611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Purba Chakla covers 113.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Purba Chakla falls under Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Purba Chakla is Habra, about 9.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Purba Chakla.

Purba Chakla is about 34 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Purba Chakla is in Goghat II tehsil of Hugli district. Habra is about 9.9 km away. Hābra is about 10 km away. Goghat II is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paschim Chakla (under 2 km), Ambaula (13 km) and Kajla (14 km).

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

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