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About Chaklalpur Village

Chaklalpur is a large village in Haldia tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,834, made up of 1,449 males and 1,385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721645, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaklalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaklalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Haldia
Pincode 721645
Area (hectares) 208.59 hectares
Population 2,834
Male Population 1,449
Female Population 1,385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 Chaklalpur compares

By the 2011 count Chaklalpur is the 19th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,083 residents. Its 208.59 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Chaklalpur

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

Chaklalpur lies about 57 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur Road, about 3.4 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 Chaklalpur
Nearest railway station Mathurapur Road 3.4 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Haldia 33 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 57 km

Villages closest to Chaklalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaklalpur village had a population of 2,834. That makes it the 19th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,083 residents.

Chaklalpur village has 1,449 males and 1,385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaklalpur has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Chaklalpur is 721645. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaklalpur covers 208.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaklalpur falls under Haldia tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chaklalpur is Mathurapur Road, about 3.4 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 Chaklalpur.

Chaklalpur is about 57 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaklalpur is in Haldia tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Mathurapur Road is about 3.4 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 4.7 km away. Haldia 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 Basan Chak (19 km), Manaharpur (22 km) and Kismat Sibramnagar (27 km).

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

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