About Chakalia Village

Chakalia is a large village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,424, made up of 1,251 males and 1,173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakalia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar II
Pincode	733211
Area (hectares)	82.96 hectares
Population	2,424
Male Population	1,251
Female Population	1,173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakalia compares

By the 2011 count Chakalia is the 32nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 82.96 hectares work out to about 29 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 938.

Getting to Chakalia

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

Chakalia lies about 12 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, 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 Chakalia
Nearest railway station	Hatwar	7.0 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar II	12 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	12 km

Villages closest to Chakalia

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

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Common questions about Chakalia

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakalia village had a population of 2,424. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Chakalia village has 1,251 males and 1,173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakalia has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Chakalia is 733211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakalia covers 82.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chakalia falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chakalia is Hatwar, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chakalia.

Chakalia is about 12 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakalia is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Hatwar is about 7.0 km away. Kishanganj is about 8.7 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.