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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Chalta Bera is a village in Nayagram mandal, Jhargram district, West Bengal, with a population of 184 across 42 households. The literacy rate is 64.7%. It is situated at PIN 721135.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BARNA PANIBHARIA
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- LGD code
- 340881
- Pincode
- 721135
- Post office
- Kultikri
- Population
- 184
- Households
- 42
- Literacy rate
- 64.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1000 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 96
- Distance to district centre
- 35 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 4 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 140 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1043 km
- Nearest railway station
- Nekurseni · 23 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Kharikamathani Rural Hospital · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chalta Bera compares
By population, Chalta Bera ranks #228 of 336 villages in Nayagram mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.7%
+8.9% vs mandal average
- Chalta Bera
- 64.7%
- Nayagram mandal
- 55.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,000
+12 vs mandal average
- Chalta Bera
- 1,000
- Nayagram mandal
- 988
Household size
people per home
4.4
Same as the mandal average
- Chalta Bera
- 4.4
- Nayagram mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chalta Bera at a glance
Chalta Bera is a village of 184 people in 42 households (Census 2011) in Nayagram block, Jhargram district, West Bengal, the 228th-largest of 336 villages in Nayagram block. Literacy is 65%, 9 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. It lies 35 km from the Jhargram district centre, 34 km from Sabra, the nearest town, 23 km from Nekurseni railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 721135, served by Kultikri post office; the LGD village code is 340881. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kharikamathani Rural Hospital, 11 km away. The sarpanch is BARNA PANIBHARIA, and the village votes in Nayagram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Amiya Kisku. The population is estimated at 206 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chalta Bera
- 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)
- 18
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 60.9
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 10.17
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chalta Bera
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chalta Bera
- LGD code
- 340881
- Pincode
- 721135
- Post office
- Kultikri
- Population (Census 2011)
- 184
- Population (projected 2026)
- 206
- Households
- 42
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1000
- Literacy rate
- 64.7%
- Coordinates
- 22.09969°N, 87.10467°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jhargram
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Nayagram
- Member of Parliament
- Kalipada Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Amiya Kisku
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- BARNA PANIBHARIA
- Block / Mandal
- Nayagram
Getting there
How to reach Chalta Bera
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata140 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1043 km
- Delhi1229 km
- Chennai1236 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNekurseni23 km
- Hospital / PHCKharikamathani Rural Hospital11 km
- ATM / bankAxis Bank32 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum35 km
- CollegeDepartment of Humanities and Social Science32 km
- Police stationHijli TOP Police Station32 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 721135
- Bachhur KhoyarNayagram mandal2,765 pop
- Kalma PukhuriaNayagram mandal2,724 pop
- NayagramNayagram mandal2,300 pop
- Kharika MathaniNayagram mandal2,002 pop
- Kamala PurNayagram mandal1,924 pop
- TuphriaNayagram mandal1,523 pop
- Gohal DihaNayagram mandal1,398 pop
- RamkrishnapurNayagram mandal1,379 pop
- Kurchi BaniNayagram mandal1,323 pop
Villages near Chalta Bera
Other villages in Nayagram mandal
View all 60+ →- Khasjangal
- Bachhur Khoyar
- Kalma Pukhuria
- Dol Gram
- Nayagram
- Kharika Mathani
- Kamala Pur
- Dhumsai
- Tuphria
- Dhoba Gobindapur
- Gohal Diha
- Ramkrishnapur
- Kurchi Bani
- Bara Ningui
- Ghora Taria
- Garkhelar
- Baradhan Sola
- Shital Pura
- Jugisol
- Nimai Nagar
- Kul Diha
- Nara Singha Pur
- Nagri Pada
- Bhalia Ghati
- Chandal Bandh(Chamar Bandh)
- Pukhuria
- Chhota Jharia
- Dahi
- Malam
- Dumuria
- Chandabila
- Mara Pada
- Kadam Diha
- Biswa Nath Pur
- Bara Sol
- Deulbar
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, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)