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About Chaintor Village

Chaintor is a small village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 473, made up of 247 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaintor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaintor village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722137
Area (hectares) 119.71 hectares
Population 473
Male Population 247
Female Population 226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaintor compares

By the 2011 count Chaintor is the 153rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 119.71 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Chaintor

Chaintor is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chaintor as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bishkodar, Brajamohanpur, Budhanpur and Burat. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chaintor

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaintor village had a population of 473. That makes it the 153rd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Chaintor village has 247 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaintor has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Chaintor is 722137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaintor covers 119.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaintor falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chaintor notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chaintor.

Chaintor is in Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chaintor today is likely to be higher.

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