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About Chhatalalpur Village

Chhatalalpur is a small village in Puncha tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 240 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhatalalpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhatalalpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Puncha
Pincode 723151
Area (hectares) 246.88 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 240
Female Population 233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhatalalpur compares

By the 2011 count Chhatalalpur is the 71st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents. Its 246.88 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Chhatalalpur

Chhatalalpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhatalalpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhatalalpur from other places

Chhatalalpur lies about 68 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Bankura Jn., about 21 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 Chhatalalpur
Nearest railway station Bankura Jn. 21 km
Nearest town Bānkura 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Puncha 34 km
District headquarters Puruliya 68 km

Villages closest to Chhatalalpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhatalalpur village had a population of 473. That makes it the 71st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,260 residents.

Chhatalalpur village has 240 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatalalpur has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

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

Chhatalalpur covers 246.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhatalalpur falls under Puncha tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chhatalalpur is Bankura Jn., about 21 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 village for Chhatalalpur.

Chhatalalpur is about 68 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhatalalpur is in Puncha tehsil of Puruliya district. Bankura Jn. is about 21 km away. Bānkura is about 22 km away. Puncha 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 Dharampur (8.3 km), Raghunathpur (14 km) and Bhagaband (26 km).

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

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