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About Chakhaldi Village

Chakhaldi 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 86, made up of 47 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakhaldi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakhaldi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721301
Area (hectares) 21.32 hectares
Population 86
Male Population 47
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
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 Chakhaldi compares

By the 2011 count Chakhaldi is the 295th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 21.32 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Chakhaldi

Chakhaldi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chakhaldi 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. The nearest villages by name are Chak Santra, Chakabdula, Chakbharat and Chakganesh. 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 Chakhaldi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakhaldi village had a population of 86. That makes it the 295th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Chakhaldi village has 47 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakhaldi has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

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

Chakhaldi covers 21.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Chakhaldi notes the nearest railway station 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 Chakhaldi.

Chakhaldi is in Kharagpur II 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 Chakhaldi today is likely to be higher.

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