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Chaktulsi

Rajnagar mandal
Pincode 731130
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Chaktulsi is a village in Rajnagar mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, located at 23.918°N, 87.412°E (PIN 731130). It has a population of 323 across 70 households with a literacy rate of 54.2%.

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JABA KISKU
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LGD code
316998
Pincode
731130
Post office
Rajnagar (Birbhum)
Population
323
Households
70
Literacy rate
54.2%
Sex ratio
1044 ♀/1000♂
Workers
132
Distance to district centre
31 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Kolkata
178 km
Distance to Delhi
1143 km
Nearest railway station
Kachujor · 10 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Bhabanipur PHC · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chaktulsi compares

By population, Chaktulsi ranks #65 of 98 villages in Rajnagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.2%
−4.4% vs mandal average
Chaktulsi
54.2%
Rajnagar mandal
58.6%
Birbhum district
61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,044
+82 vs mandal average
Chaktulsi
1,044
Rajnagar mandal
962
Household size
people per home
4.6
+0.3 vs mandal average
Chaktulsi
4.6
Rajnagar mandal
4.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Chaktulsi at a glance

Chaktulsi is a village of 323 people in 70 households (Census 2011) in Rajnagar block, Birbhum district, West Bengal, the 65th-largest of 98 villages in Rajnagar block. Literacy is 54%, 4 points below the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 1,044 women per 1,000 men. It lies 31 km from the Birbhum district centre, 10 km from Pratappur, the nearest town, 10 km from Kachujor railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 731130, served by Rajnagar (Birbhum) post office; the LGD village code is 316998. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bhabanipur PHC, 7 km away. The sarpanch is JABA KISKU, and the village votes in Suri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jagannath Chattopadhyay. The population is estimated at 361 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Chandrapur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chaktulsi · this village32354%
Kushmashul · Rajnagar95062%1.5 km NE
Patadanga · Rajnagar1,10461%1.8 km E
Baraghata · Rajnagar20248%2.8 km E
Baraghata · Ranishwar28458%2.8 km E
Majhgram · Dubrajpur99566%2.9 km SE
Metegaon · Dubrajpur861%3.1 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chaktulsi

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
12
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
110.63
Irrigated area (ha)
12
Forest area (ha)
16.43

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Chaktulsi

LGD code
316998
Pincode
731130
Post office
Rajnagar (Birbhum)
Population (Census 2011)
323
Population (projected 2026)
361
Households
70
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1044
Literacy rate
54.2%
Coordinates
23.91829°N, 87.41162°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Birbhum
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Suri
Member of Parliament
Satabdi Roy
Member of Legislative Assembly
Jagannath Chattopadhyay
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
JABA KISKU
Block / Mandal
Rajnagar
Getting there

How to reach Chaktulsi

Mandal centre
Rajnagar · ≈ 3.0 km
≈ 6 min by car · 7 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Birbhum · ≈ 31 km
≈ 1 h 3 min by car · 1 h 15 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,430 people
Pratappur · ≈ 9.9 km
≈ 20 min by car · 24 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata178 kmcapital
  • Delhi1143 km
  • Hyderabad1178 km
  • Chennai1420 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKachujor10 km
  • Bus stopপাওয়ার হাউস মোর14 km
  • Hospital / PHCBhabanipur PHC7 km
  • ATM / bankUCO Bank12 km
  • Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump12 km
  • CollegeBengal Institute of Technology and Management38 km
  • Police stationUkhra Out Post35 km
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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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-13
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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