Chelua is a village in Dhaniakhali mandal, Hooghly district, West Bengal, with a population of 2,261 across 496 households. The village has a literacy rate of 71.6% and is located at coordinates 22.905°N, 88.132°E.
By population, Chelua ranks #38 of 214 villages in Dhaniakhali mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chelua is a village of 2,261 people in 496 households (Census 2011) in Dhaniakhali block, Hooghly district, West Bengal, the 38th-largest of 214 villages in Dhaniakhali block. Literacy is 72%, 3 points above the block average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,030 women per 1,000 men. It lies 6 km from the Hooghly district centre, 22 km from Jaugram, the nearest town, 3 km from Porabazar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 712405, served by Khamarchandi post office; the LGD village code is 324735. The nearest hospital or health centre is Vivekananda Seva Sadan, 2 km away. The sarpanch is NILIMA MALIK, and the village votes in Dhanekhali assembly constituency, represented by MLA Asima Patra. The population is estimated at 2,529 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Mandra →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chelua · this village | 2,261 | 72% | — |
| Sandhanpur · Dhaniakhali | 351 | 66% | 0.9 km E |
| Jinpur · Haripal | 2,318 | 70% | 1.2 km SW |
| Dhantikari · Dhaniakhali | 506 | 71% | 1.6 km NE |
| Mandara · Dhaniakhali | 7,610 | 72% | 1.7 km W |
| Meshera · Haripal | 1,187 | 69% | 1.9 km S |
| Dakshin Malikapur · Dhaniakhali | 562 | 62% | 2.2 km NE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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