About Chaklalu Village

Chaklalu is a mid sized village in Kaliachak III tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,627, made up of 820 males and 807 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaklalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaklalu village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Kaliachak III
Pincode	732201
Area (hectares)	149.94 hectares
Population	1,627
Male Population	820
Female Population	807
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaklalu compares

By the 2011 count Chaklalu is the 44th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,018 residents. Its 149.94 hectares work out to about 11 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 961.

Getting to Chaklalu

Chaklalu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chaklalu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chaklalu from other places

Chaklalu 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 Chaklalu
Nearest railway station	Eklakhi	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kaliachak III	15 km
District headquarters	Maldah	15 km
Nearest town	Malda	18 km

Villages closest to Chaklalu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaliachak III 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 Chaklalu

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaklalu village had a population of 1,627. That makes it the 44th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,018 residents.

Chaklalu village has 820 males and 807 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaklalu 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 961.

The pincode recorded for Chaklalu is 732201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaklalu covers 149.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaklalu falls under Kaliachak III tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chaklalu 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chaklalu.

Chaklalu 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.

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