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About Chanchal Village

Chanchal is one of the larger villages in Memari I tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,476, made up of 5,854 males and 5,622 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 643.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanchal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanchal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Memari I
Pincode 713151
Area (hectares) 643.99 hectares
Population 11,476
Male Population 5,854
Female Population 5,622
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chanchal compares

By the 2011 count Chanchal is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents. Its 643.99 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Chanchal

Chanchal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chanchal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Bharpota, Bijra, Birshimul and Brahmanpara. 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 Chanchal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanchal village had a population of 11,476. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,928 residents.

Chanchal village has 5,854 males and 5,622 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanchal has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Chanchal is 713151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanchal covers 643.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chanchal falls under Memari I tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chanchal notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

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

Chanchal is in Memari I tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Chanchal today is likely to be higher.

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