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About Chhalagara Village

Chhalagara is a small village in Hura tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 288, made up of 144 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhalagara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhalagara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Hura
Pincode 723130
Area (hectares) 55.92 hectares
Population 288
Male Population 144
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhalagara compares

By the 2011 count Chhalagara is the 101st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents. Its 55.92 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Chhalagara

Chhalagara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhalagara 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bishpuria, Chak Gopalpur, Chakalta and Chanchhipathar. 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 Chhalagara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhalagara village had a population of 288. That makes it the 101st largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents.

Chhalagara village has 144 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhalagara has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Chhalagara is 723130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhalagara covers 55.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhalagara falls under Hura tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chhalagara notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Chhalagara.

Chhalagara is in Hura 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 Chhalagara today is likely to be higher.

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