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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MITHU BHATTACHARYA
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- LGD code
- 330053
- Pincode
- 723126
- Post office
- Anara RS
- Population
- 215
- Households
- 29
- Literacy rate
- 64.7%
- Sex ratio
- 870 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 120
Census 2011 · in context
How Chalka compares
By population, Chalka ranks #104 of 132 villages in Para mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.7%
+9.0% vs mandal average
- Chalka
- 64.7%
- Para mandal
- 55.7%
- Purulia district
- 55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
870
−74 vs mandal average
- Chalka
- 870
- Para mandal
- 944
Household size
people per home
7.4
+1.9 vs mandal average
- Chalka
- 7.4
- Para mandal
- 5.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chalka at a glance
Chalka is a village of 215 people in 29 households (Census 2011) in Para block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 104th-largest of 132 villages in Para block. Literacy is 65%, 9 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 870 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 723126, served by Anara RS post office; the LGD village code is 330053. The sarpanch is MITHU BHATTACHARYA, and the village votes in Para assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nadiar Chand Bouri. The population is estimated at 253 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chalka
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 131.72
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chalka
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chalka
- LGD code
- 330053
- Pincode
- 723126
- Post office
- Anara RS
- Population (Census 2011)
- 215
- Population (projected 2026)
- 253
- Households
- 29
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 870
- Literacy rate
- 64.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purulia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Para
- Member of Parliament
- Jyotirmay Singh Mahato
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Nadiar Chand Bouri
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MITHU BHATTACHARYA
- Block / Mandal
- Para
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)