About Chakalta Village

Chakalta is a large village in Hura tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,054, made up of 1,031 males and 1,023 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 363.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakalta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakalta village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Hura
Pincode	723101
Area (hectares)	363.27 hectares
Population	2,054
Male Population	1,031
Female Population	1,023
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
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 Chakalta compares

By the 2011 count Chakalta is the 22nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents. Its 363.27 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Chakalta

Chakalta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chakalta 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 Chakalta from other places

Chakalta lies about 34 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Indrabil, about 13 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 Chakalta
Tehsil headquarters	Hura	7.3 km
Nearest railway station	Indrabil	13 km
Nearest town	Adra	16 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	34 km

Villages closest to Chakalta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakalta village had a population of 2,054. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents.

Chakalta village has 1,031 males and 1,023 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakalta has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Chakalta is 723101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakalta covers 363.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chakalta is Indrabil, about 13 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 Chakalta.

Chakalta is about 34 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakalta is in Hura tehsil of Puruliya district. Hura is about 7.3 km away. Indrabil is about 13 km away. Adra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.