Chakulia, Uttar Dinajpur

Gram panchayat in West Bengal, India

Chakulia Chakalia
Gram panchayat
26°01′17″N 87°57′09″E / 26.0213510°N 87.9524920°E / 26.0213510; 87.9524920
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Population (2011)
• Total	2,424
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituency	Raiganj
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Chakulia
Website	uttardinajpur.nic.in

Chakulia is a gram panchayat with a police station of Islampur Police District in Goalpokhar II CD block in Islampur subdivision of Uttar Dinajpur district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

15km
10miles

Mahananda River

West
Bengal

Bihar

Bangladesh

India

Raiganj
Wildlife Sanctuary

Radhikapur
checkpoint

Itahar

Kasba

Nachhratpur
Katabari

Hemtabad

Karandighi

Chakulia

Goalpokhar

Hanskunda

Chopra

Dalkhola

Kaliaganj

Islampur

Raiganj

Cities and towns in the Uttar Dinajpur district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Chakulia, one of the villages in the Chakulia gram panchayat, is located at 26°01′17″N 87°57′09″E / 26.0213510°N 87.9524920°E / 26.0213510; 87.9524920.

In the map alongside, all places marked on the map are linked in the full screen version.

Chakulia is a gram panchayat under Goalpokhar-II intermediate panchayat. Census villages under Chakulia gram panchayat are as follows: Chakulia, Kalibari, Gerua, Kahata, Kaliara, Beharia, Ghordhappa, Bhuindhar, Birran, Pataura, Bara Pokharia, Andharia, Kanki, Puar, Pirdauli, Mathura, Dhakania, Gochhra, Majra, Haripur, Pipla, Urpi, Kariat, Baligora, pathatty, and Bara Shikarpur, Bidyananda Pur, ladhi, Kanjia, Pathati.

Website: www.chakulia.webs.com

Police station

Chakulia police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Goalpokhar II CD Block. It is 62 km from the district headquarters and covers an area of 266.04 km².^[1]^[2]^[3]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Chakalia had a total population of 2,424, of which 1,251 (52%) were males and 1,173 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 415. The total number of literates in Chakalia was 1,055 (52.51% of the population over 6 years).^[4]

Official languages

As per the West Bengal Official Language (Amendment) Act, 2012, which came into force from December 2012, Urdu was given the status of official language in areas, such as subdivisions and blocks, having more than 10% Urdu speaking population.^[5] In Uttar Dinajpur district, Goalpokhar I and II blocks, Islampur block and Islampur municipality were identified as fulfilling the norms set^[6] In 2014, Calcutta High Court, in an order, included Dalkhola municipality in the list.^[7]

NGO efforts

EduIslam, is a non-profit organization and a research initiative empowering humanity, presenting the correct perceptions of Islam, driving out misconceptions against it & dismantling Islamophobia and extremism to echo the voice of persecuted and ignored sections of the society.

EduIslam with its followers of more than 15k in the giant social media network, Facebook and a website (www.eduislam.in) with more than 5k visitors daily is catering authentic informations, facts and opinions on various range of topics.

Education

Chakulia High School
Ramkrishnapur P.D.G.M. High School
Shakuntala High School
Shirshi I.M Senior Madrasah
Nizampur High Madrasah
Chakulia Jr. Girls High School
Haripur Jr. High School
Ramkrishnapur Primary Vidyalaya
Adarsha M.S.K. Bhuidar
Toryal High School
Manora High School
Lahil Nisindra Madarsa Nisindra Madarsa M.S.K.
Bidhanpally Primary school
Lahil M.S.K.
Hatwar S.S.K
Kanki Jain Vidya Mandir
Khikhirtola M.S.K.

Computer education

Rajeev Gandhi Computer Saksharta Mission Rubel Anjum

Healthcare

Chakulia rural hospital at Chkulia (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Goalpokhar II CD block.^[8]

References

^ "District Statistical Handbook 2013 Uttar Dinajpur". Table 2.1. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
^ "Uttar Dinajpur District Police". Chakulia Police Station. District Police. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
^ "Provisional Population Totals, West Bengal, Table 4". Census of India 2001, Uttar Dinajpur district (04). Census Commissioner of India. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
^ "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
^ "Minority Affairs and Madrasah Education". Chief Minister’s Office, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
^ "Bengal gives second language status to Urdu". Zee News, 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
^ "Santosh Chowdhury and Ors Vs State of West Bengal and ors". Indian Kanoon. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
^ "Health & Family Welfare Department". Health Statistics. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2019.