Chakulia, Uttar Dinajpur

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
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Location
Chakulia, one of the villages in the Chakulia gram panchayat, is located at 26.02135°N, 87.95249°W.

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.

Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India, Chakulia 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 Chakulia was 1,055 (52.51% of the population over 6 years).

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. In Uttar Dinajpur district, Goalpokhar I and II blocks, Islampur block and Islampur municipality were identified as fulfilling the norms set In 2014, Calcutta High Court, in an order, included Dalkhola municipality in the list.

NGO efforts
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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 Chakulia (with 30 beds) is the main medical facility in Goalpokhar II CD block.