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About Chargali Village

Chargali is a large village in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,259, made up of 1,134 males and 1,125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chargali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chargali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Pincode 723149
Area (hectares) 386.48 hectares
Population 2,259
Male Population 1,134
Female Population 1,125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chargali compares

By the 2011 count Chargali is the 25th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 386.48 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Chargali

Chargali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chargali 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bongabari, Chainpur, Chakirban and Chamrubera. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chargali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chargali village had a population of 2,259. That makes it the 25th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Chargali village has 1,134 males and 1,125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chargali has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Chargali is 723149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chargali covers 386.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chargali falls under Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chargali notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Chargali.

Chargali is in Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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