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About Chaksala Village

Chaksala is a small village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 45 males and 42 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaksala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaksala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Pingla
Pincode 721140
Area (hectares) 50.59 hectares
Population 87
Male Population 45
Female Population 42
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 Chaksala compares

By the 2011 count Chaksala is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 50.59 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Chaksala

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

Chaksala lies about 42 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Nandaigajan, about 3.5 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 Chaksala
Nearest railway station Nandaigajan 3.5 km
Nearest town Tamlūk 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Pingla 32 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 42 km

Villages closest to Chaksala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaksala village had a population of 87. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Chaksala village has 45 males and 42 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaksala has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Chaksala is 721140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaksala covers 50.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chaksala falls under Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chaksala is Nandaigajan, about 3.5 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 Chaksala.

Chaksala is about 42 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaksala is in Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Nandaigajan is about 3.5 km away. Tamlūk is about 13 km away. Pingla is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amad Chak (12 km), Chak Lal (12 km) and Dani Chak (12 km).

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

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