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About Chakaltor Village

Chakaltor is a large village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,461, made up of 2,306 males and 2,155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 632.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakaltor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakaltor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723101
Area (hectares) 632.08 hectares
Population 4,461
Male Population 2,306
Female Population 2,155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chakaltor compares

By the 2011 count Chakaltor is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 632.08 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Chakaltor

Chakaltor is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chakaltor as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakaltor from other places

Chakaltor 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 Chakaltor
Nearest railway station Indrabil 13 km
Nearest town Adra 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Purulia I 34 km
District headquarters Puruliya 34 km

Villages closest to Chakaltor

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Purulia I 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 Chakaltor

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakaltor village had a population of 4,461. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Chakaltor village has 2,306 males and 2,155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakaltor has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

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

Chakaltor covers 632.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakaltor falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chakaltor is Indrabil, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chakaltor.

Chakaltor 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.

Chakaltor is in Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district. Indrabil is about 13 km away. Adra is about 16 km away. Purulia I 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 Chakda (under 2 km), Chakra (under 2 km) and Manguria (8.9 km).

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

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