About Chakulia Village

Chakulia is a mid sized village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,417, made up of 728 males and 689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakulia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Balarampur
Pincode	723143
Area (hectares)	387.29 hectares
Population	1,417
Male Population	728
Female Population	689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakulia compares

By the 2011 count Chakulia is the 30th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 387.29 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Chakulia

Chakulia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chakulia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chakulia from other places

Chakulia lies about 53 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Manikui, about 5.5 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 Chakulia
Nearest railway station	Manikui	5.5 km
Nearest town	Kopali	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balarampur	24 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	53 km

Villages closest to Chakulia

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

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Common questions about Chakulia

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakulia village had a population of 1,417. That makes it the 30th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Chakulia village has 728 males and 689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakulia has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Chakulia is 723143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakulia covers 387.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakulia falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chakulia is Manikui, about 5.5 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 - 10 km distance for Chakulia.

Chakulia is about 53 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakulia is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district. Manikui is about 5.5 km away. Kopali is about 11 km away. Balarampur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.