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Chalania

Para mandal
Pincode 723147
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Chalania is a village in Para mandal, Purulia district, West Bengal, located at 23.452°N, 86.368°E. It has a population of 871 across 152 households with a literacy rate of 48.2% and postal code 723147.

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MITHU BHATTACHARYA
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LGD code
330034
Pincode
723147
Post office
Vivekananda Nagar
Population
871
Households
152
Literacy rate
48.2%
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000♂
Workers
290
Distance to district centre
21 km
Distance to mandal centre
16 km
Distance to Kolkata
226 km
Distance to Hyderabad
1062 km
Nearest railway station
Chharra · 10 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital,Baramasya · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chalania compares

By population, Chalania ranks #74 of 132 villages in Para mandal.

Literacy rate
%
48.2%
−7.5% vs mandal average
Chalania
48.2%
Para mandal
55.7%
Purulia district
55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
889
−55 vs mandal average
Chalania
889
Para mandal
944
Household size
people per home
5.7
+0.2 vs mandal average
Chalania
5.7
Para mandal
5.5

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

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Chalania at a glance

Chalania is a village of 871 people in 152 households (Census 2011) in Para block, Purulia district, West Bengal, the 74th-largest of 132 villages in Para block. Literacy is 48%, 8 points below the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 889 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Purulia district centre, 34 km from Ghatiali, the nearest town, 10 km from Chharra railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 723147, served by Vivekananda Nagar post office; the LGD village code is 330034. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Baramasya, 7 km away. The sarpanch is MITHU BHATTACHARYA, and the village votes in Para assembly constituency, represented by MLA Nadiar Chand Bouri. The population is estimated at 974 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Nadihasurulia

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chalania · this village87148%
Chalania · Bagodar00 km N
Bagalmari · Para1,55245%1.4 km NE
Golamara · Purulia - II2,95462%2.4 km S
Baryadi · Chas13858%3.4 km SE
Baryadi · Purulia - II34461%3.4 km SE
Jalduar · Purulia - II47450%3.4 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chalania

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
17
Power hours (winter)
19
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
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
158.22
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Chalania

LGD code
330034
Pincode
723147
Post office
Vivekananda Nagar
Population (Census 2011)
871
Population (projected 2026)
974
Households
152
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
889
Literacy rate
48.2%
Coordinates
23.45215°N, 86.36818°E
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
Getting there

How to reach Chalania

Mandal centre
Para · ≈ 16 km
≈ 32 min by car · 38 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Purulia · ≈ 21 km
≈ 44 min by car · 52 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,362 people
Ghatiali · ≈ 34 km
≈ 1 h 11 min by car · 1 h 24 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata226 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad1062 km
  • Delhi1080 km
  • Chennai1320 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationChharra10 km
  • Bus stopPurulia Town Bus Stand13 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Baramasya7 km
  • ATM / bankSBI ATM30 km
  • Petrol pumppetrol pump14 km
  • CollegeSidho-Kanho-Birsha University10 km
  • Police stationJharia Police Station32 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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