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About Chak Halu Village

Chak Halu is a small village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 306, made up of 154 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Halu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Halu village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721301
Area (hectares) 39.72 hectares
Population 306
Male Population 154
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Halu compares

By the 2011 count Chak Halu is the 172nd largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 39.72 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Chak Halu

Chak Halu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak Halu as Available within <5 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 Chak Halu from other places

Chak Halu lies about 33 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Narayan Pakuria Murail, about 7.9 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 Chak Halu
Nearest railway station Narayan Pakuria Murail 7.9 km
Nearest town Ghātāl 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharagpur II 33 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 33 km

Villages closest to Chak Halu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharagpur II 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 Chak Halu

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Halu village had a population of 306. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Chak Halu village has 154 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Halu has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Chak Halu is 721301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Halu covers 39.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak Halu falls under Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chak Halu is Narayan Pakuria Murail, about 7.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chak Halu.

Chak Halu is about 33 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Halu is in Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Narayan Pakuria Murail is about 7.9 km away. Ghātāl is about 22 km away. Kharagpur II is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kala Chak (under 2 km), Raghunathpur (17 km) and Alichak (25 km).

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

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