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About Chakloknath Village

Chakloknath is a mid sized village in Diamond Harbour II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,232, made up of 635 males and 597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakloknath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakloknath village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour II
Pincode 743304
Area (hectares) 45.97 hectares
Population 1,232
Male Population 635
Female Population 597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakloknath compares

By the 2011 count Chakloknath is the 58th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents. Its 45.97 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Chakloknath

Chakloknath is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakloknath 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 Chakloknath from other places

Chakloknath lies about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas. 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 Chakloknath
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour II 29 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 29 km

Villages closest to Chakloknath

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour II 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 Chakloknath

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakloknath village had a population of 1,232. That makes it the 58th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents.

Chakloknath village has 635 males and 597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakloknath has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Chakloknath is 743304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakloknath covers 45.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chakloknath falls under Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chakloknath notes the nearest railway station 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 Chakloknath.

Chakloknath is about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakloknath is in Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Diamond Harbour is about 7.3 km away. Diamond Harbour II is about 29 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raychak (under 2 km), Kankjal Purba (under 2 km) and Pashchim Gobindapur (under 2 km).

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

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