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About Chakla Village

Chakla is a mid sized village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,056, made up of 539 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721133, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshiary
Pincode 721133
Area (hectares) 190.52 hectares
Population 1,056
Male Population 539
Female Population 517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakla compares

By the 2011 count Chakla is the 42nd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 190.52 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Chakla

Chakla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakla as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhimrulia, Bhurkanda, Binandapur and Chaitanpur. 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 Chakla

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakla village had a population of 1,056. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Chakla village has 539 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakla has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Chakla is 721133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakla covers 190.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakla falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chakla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chakla.

Chakla is in Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Chakla today is likely to be higher.

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