About Chakli Village

Chakli is a large village in Habibpur tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,211, made up of 2,279 males and 1,932 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 848 females per 1000 males. The village covers 628.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakli village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Habibpur
Pincode	732122
Area (hectares)	628.8 hectares
Population	4,211
Male Population	2,279
Female Population	1,932
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	848
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakli compares

By the 2011 count Chakli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 628.8 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Chakli

Chakli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chakli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chakli from other places

Chakli lies about 15 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Eklakhi, about 10 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 Chakli
Nearest railway station	Eklakhi	10 km
District headquarters	Maldah	15 km
Nearest town	Malda	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Habibpur	30 km

Villages closest to Chakli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Habibpur 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.

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Common questions about Chakli

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakli village had a population of 4,211. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Chakli village has 2,279 males and 1,932 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakli has about 848 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Chakli is 732122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakli covers 628.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakli falls under Habibpur tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chakli is Eklakhi, about 10 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 - 10 km distance for Chakli.

Chakli is about 15 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakli is in Habibpur tehsil of Maldah district. Eklakhi is about 10 km away. Maldah is about 15 km away. Malda is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.