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About Chaugan Village

Chaugan is a mid sized village in Vishnupur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 813, made up of 414 males and 399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 332.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaugan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaugan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Vishnupur
Pincode 722122
Area (hectares) 332.25 hectares
Population 813
Male Population 414
Female Population 399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chaugan compares

By the 2011 count Chaugan is the 69th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents. Its 332.25 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Chaugan

The census records public bus service for Chaugan 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chakchua Masina, Chakdaha, Chanchar and Chandabila. 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 Chaugan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaugan village had a population of 813. That makes it the 69th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,066 residents.

Chaugan village has 414 males and 399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaugan has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Chaugan is 722122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaugan covers 332.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaugan falls under Vishnupur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chaugan notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Chaugan.

Chaugan is in Vishnupur 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 Chaugan today is likely to be higher.

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