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About Chalka Village

Chalka is a small village in Para tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 215, made up of 115 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723126, 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 Para
Pincode 723126
Area (hectares) 131.72 hectares
Population 215
Male Population 115
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 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 101st largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents. Its 131.72 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

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 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 Para 26 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 Para 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 215. That makes it the 101st largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents.

Chalka village has 115 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalka has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Chalka is 723126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalka covers 131.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chalka falls under Para 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 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 Para tehsil of Puruliya district. Indrabil is about 13 km away. Adra is about 16 km away. Para is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hurra (7.3 km), Rampur (20 km) and Anara (20 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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