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About Chakla Village

Chakla is a large village in Deganga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,269, made up of 1,180 males and 1,089 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Deganga
Pincode 743424
Area (hectares) 229.61 hectares
Population 2,269
Male Population 1,180
Female Population 1,089
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
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 Chakla compares

By the 2011 count Chakla is the 59th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents. Its 229.61 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Chakla

Chakla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for 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 Chakla from other places

Chakla lies about 12 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Habra, 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 Chakla
Tehsil headquarters Deganga 8.6 km
Nearest town Badūria 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Habra 10 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 12 km

Villages closest to Chakla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakla village had a population of 2,269. That makes it the 59th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents.

Chakla village has 1,180 males and 1,089 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakla has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Chakla is 743424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakla covers 229.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakla falls under Deganga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chakla is Habra, 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 km distance for Chakla.

Chakla is about 12 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakla is in Deganga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Deganga is about 8.6 km away. Badūria is about 9.9 km away. Habra is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fazilpur (5.1 km), Belpur (5.6 km) and Matikumra (6.5 km).

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

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