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About Chausal Village

Chausal is a large village in Gangajalghati tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,328, made up of 1,205 males and 1,123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chausal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chausal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Gangajalghati
Pincode 722133
Area (hectares) 270.03 hectares
Population 2,328
Male Population 1,205
Female Population 1,123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chausal compares

By the 2011 count Chausal is the 18th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents. Its 270.03 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Chausal

Chausal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chausal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Brindabanpur, Chaitanyapur, Chak Ranga Metya and Chandipur. 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 Chausal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chausal village had a population of 2,328. That makes it the 18th largest of the 155 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,164 residents.

Chausal village has 1,205 males and 1,123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chausal has about 932 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 Chausal is 722133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chausal covers 270.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chausal.

Chausal 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 Chausal today is likely to be higher.

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