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About Chhota Fakirpur Village

Chhota Fakirpur is a small village in Raina II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 45, made up of 25 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhota Fakirpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhota Fakirpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Raina II
Pincode 713427
Area (hectares) 171.8 hectares
Population 45
Male Population 25
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhota Fakirpur compares

By the 2011 count Chhota Fakirpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents. Its 171.8 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Chhota Fakirpur

Chhota Fakirpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhota Fakirpur as Available within 5 - 10 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhota Fakirpur from other places

Chhota Fakirpur lies about 3.9 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Barddhaman Junction, about 4.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chhota Fakirpur
Tehsil headquarters Raina II 3.9 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 3.9 km
Nearest town Barddhamān 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Barddhaman Junction 4.5 km

Villages closest to Chhota Fakirpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Raina II tehsil.

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 Chhota Fakirpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhota Fakirpur village had a population of 45. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents.

Chhota Fakirpur village has 25 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhota Fakirpur has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Chhota Fakirpur is 713427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhota Fakirpur covers 171.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhota Fakirpur falls under Raina II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chhota Fakirpur is Barddhaman Junction, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 km distance for Chhota Fakirpur.

Chhota Fakirpur is about 3.9 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhota Fakirpur is in Raina II tehsil of Barddhaman district. Raina II is about 3.9 km away. Barddhaman is about 3.9 km away. Barddhamān is about 3.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Fakirpur (under 2 km), Arui (3.1 km) and Sanko Narayanpur (7.0 km).

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

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