Chakaltor

Chakaltor (also spelled Chakaltore) is a village and a gram panchayat in the Purulia I CD block in the Purulia Sadar subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Chakaltor
Village
Chakaltor Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Chakaltor Chakaltor (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23.2398°N 86.3256°E / 23.2398; 86.3256
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purulia
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,461
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	723130
Telephone/STD code	03251
Lok Sabha constituency	Purulia
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Balarampur
Website	purulia.gov.in

Geography

8km
5miles

Ajodhya
Hills

Kangsabati River

Sainik School

F

Sidho Kanho Birsha University

F

Deulghata

H

Hatuara

R

Sirkabad

R

Hura

R

Daldali

R

Chharra

H

Chakda

R

Chakaltor

R

Bongabari

R

Baghadih

R

Arsha

R

Anaijambad

H

Purulia

M

Balarampur

CT

Hutmura

CT

Raghabpur

CT

Lagda

CT

  

Places in Purulia Sadar subdivision in Purulia district
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, F: facility
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Chakaltor is located at 23.2398°N 86.3526°E / 23.2398; 86.3526.

Area overview

Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. Purulia Sadar subdivision covers the central portion of the district. 83.80% of the population of the subdivision lives in rural areas. The map alongside shows some urbanization around Purulia city. 18.58% of the population, the highest among the subdivisions of the district, lives in urban areas. There are 4 census towns in the subdivision. The Kangsabati (locally called Kansai) flows through the subdivision. The subdivision has old temples, some of them belonging to the 11th century or earlier. The focus is on education - the university, the sainik school, the Ramakrishna Mission Vidyapith at Bongabari, the upcoming medical college at Hatuara, et al.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Chakaltor had a total population of 4,461, of which 2,306 (52%) were males and 2,155 (48%) were females. There were 658 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Chakaltor was 2,398 (63.06% of the population over 6 years).^[9]

Education

Chakaltore High School is a Bengali-medium co-educational institution established in 1998. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.^[10]

Healthcare

Chakaltor Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Chakaltor, is the major government medical facility in the Purulia I CD block.^[11]

References

1. Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
3. "District Census Handbook, Puruliya, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Deulghat - Pages 99-100: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Importance of the District. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
4. "District Census Handbook, Puruliya, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Charra - Page 103: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Importance of the District. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
5. "Sidho-Kano-Birsha University". SKBU. Retrieved 17 January 2020.^{[permanent dead link]}
6. "Sainik School Purulia". SSP. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
7. "West Bengal's RKM college bags highest NAAC grade". The Times of India, 16 December 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
8. "Purulia Government Medical College & Hospital". PGMCH. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
9. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
10. "Chakaltore High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
11. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 18 January 2020.