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About Chak Jalkar Village

Chak Jalkar is a small village in Khanakul I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 142 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Jalkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Jalkar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Khanakul I
Pincode 712406
Area (hectares) 74.76 hectares
Population 296
Male Population 142
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,085
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 Chak Jalkar compares

By the 2011 count Chak Jalkar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents. Its 74.76 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Chak Jalkar

Chak Jalkar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Jalkar 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. The nearest villages by name are Bandhaipur, Bandipur, Birlok and Chabbishpur. 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 Chak Jalkar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Jalkar village had a population of 296. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,736 residents.

Chak Jalkar village has 142 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Jalkar has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Chak Jalkar is 712406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Jalkar covers 74.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chak Jalkar falls under Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chak Jalkar 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 <5 km distance for Chak Jalkar.

Chak Jalkar is in Khanakul I tehsil of Hugli 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 Chak Jalkar today is likely to be higher.

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