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About Chakalta Village

Chakalta is a mid sized village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,538, made up of 791 males and 747 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakalta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakalta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 289.35 hectares
Population 1,538
Male Population 791
Female Population 747
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chakalta compares

By the 2011 count Chakalta is the 28th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 289.35 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Chakalta

The census records public bus service for Chakalta as Available within 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakalta from other places

Chakalta 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 Chakalta
Tehsil headquarters Kashipur 9.2 km
Nearest railway station Indrabil 13 km
Nearest town Adra 16 km
District headquarters Puruliya 34 km

Villages closest to Chakalta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakalta village had a population of 1,538. That makes it the 28th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Chakalta village has 791 males and 747 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakalta has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Chakalta is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakalta covers 289.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakalta falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chakalta 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 <5 km distance for Chakalta.

Chakalta 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.

Chakalta is in Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district. Kashipur is about 9.2 km away. Indrabil is about 13 km away. Adra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaka (under 2 km), Lakshipur (9.2 km) and Chuna (11 km).

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

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