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About Chalua Village

Chalua is a small village in Bagmundi tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 110 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bagmundi
Pincode 723152
Area (hectares) 58.27 hectares
Population 214
Male Population 110
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chalua compares

By the 2011 count Chalua is the 111th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 986 residents. Its 58.27 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Chalua

Chalua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chalua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Birgram, Bongada, Burda and Burudi. 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 Chalua

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalua village had a population of 214. That makes it the 111th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 986 residents.

Chalua village has 110 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalua has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Chalua is 723152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalua covers 58.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chalua falls under Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chalua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Chalua is in Bagmundi tehsil of Puruliya 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 Chalua today is likely to be higher.

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