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About Chalka Village

Chalka is a mid sized village in Manbazar II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 944, made up of 453 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar II
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 316.06 hectares
Population 944
Male Population 453
Female Population 491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
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 Chalka compares

By the 2011 count Chalka is the 40th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 316.06 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Chalka

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

Chalka 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 Chalka
Nearest railway station Indrabil 13 km
Nearest town Adra 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Manbazar II 34 km
District headquarters Puruliya 34 km

Villages closest to Chalka

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manbazar II 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 Chalka

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalka village had a population of 944. That makes it the 40th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Chalka village has 453 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalka has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Chalka is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalka covers 316.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chalka falls under Manbazar II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chalka 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 Chalka.

Chalka 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.

Chalka is in Manbazar II tehsil of Puruliya district. Indrabil is about 13 km away. Adra is about 16 km away. Manbazar II is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakua (under 2 km), Chaukan (under 2 km) and Kashipur (9.2 km).

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

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