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About Chaluary Village

Chaluary is a large village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,708, made up of 2,386 males and 2,322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaluary Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaluary village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743513
Area (hectares) 263.69 hectares
Population 4,708
Male Population 2,386
Female Population 2,322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaluary compares

By the 2011 count Chaluary is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 263.69 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Chaluary

Chaluary is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chaluary as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaluary from other places

Chaluary lies about 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Netra, about 7.0 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 Chaluary
Nearest railway station Netra 7.0 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Falta 15 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 20 km

Villages closest to Chaluary

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaluary village had a population of 4,708. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Chaluary village has 2,386 males and 2,322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaluary has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Chaluary is 743513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaluary covers 263.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chaluary falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chaluary is Netra, about 7.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chaluary.

Chaluary is about 20 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.

Chaluary is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Netra is about 7.0 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 11 km away. Falta is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Niyogirat (under 2 km), Rantan (under 2 km) and Purba Gopalpur (under 2 km).

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

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