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About Chaitanyapur Village

Chaitanyapur is a mid sized village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 902, made up of 469 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722177, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaitanyapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaitanyapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Gangajalghati
Pincode 722177
Area (hectares) 43.11 hectares
Population 902
Male Population 469
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaitanyapur compares

By the 2011 count Chaitanyapur is the 66th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 43.11 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Chaitanyapur

Chaitanyapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chaitanyapur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Birra, Bishinda, Brahmanara and Brajarajpur. 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 Chaitanyapur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaitanyapur village had a population of 902. That makes it the 66th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Chaitanyapur village has 469 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaitanyapur has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Chaitanyapur is 722177. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaitanyapur covers 43.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chaitanyapur falls under Gangajalghati tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chaitanyapur.

Chaitanyapur is in Gangajalghati 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 Chaitanyapur today is likely to be higher.

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