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About Sarchakalta Village

Sarchakalta is a mid sized village in Hura tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 809, made up of 389 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarchakalta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarchakalta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Hura
Pincode 723151
Area (hectares) 185.69 hectares
Population 809
Male Population 389
Female Population 420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
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 Sarchakalta compares

By the 2011 count Sarchakalta is the 65th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents. Its 185.69 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Sarchakalta

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

Sarchakalta 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 Sarchakalta
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 Sarchakalta

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.

Common questions about Sarchakalta

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarchakalta village had a population of 809. That makes it the 65th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,293 residents.

Sarchakalta village has 389 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarchakalta has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Sarchakalta is 723151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarchakalta covers 185.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sarchakalta 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 km distance for Sarchakalta.

Sarchakalta 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.

Sarchakalta 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.

The closest recorded villages are Chakalta (under 2 km), Hura (7.3 km) and Hura Keshabpur (7.3 km).

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

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