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About Chhetankandi Village

Chhetankandi is a mid sized village in Nalhati II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 890, made up of 445 males and 445 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhetankandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhetankandi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nalhati II
Pincode 731237
Area (hectares) 216.11 hectares
Population 890
Male Population 445
Female Population 445
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhetankandi compares

By the 2011 count Chhetankandi is the 35th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 216.11 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Chhetankandi

Chhetankandi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhetankandi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chhetankandi from other places

Chhetankandi lies about 23 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 16 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 Chhetankandi
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 16 km
Nearest town Kāndi 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalhati II 23 km
District headquarters Birbhum 23 km

Villages closest to Chhetankandi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nalhati 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 Chhetankandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhetankandi village had a population of 890. That makes it the 35th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Chhetankandi village has 445 males and 445 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhetankandi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Chhetankandi is 731237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhetankandi covers 216.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhetankandi falls under Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chhetankandi is Mallarpur, about 16 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chhetankandi.

Chhetankandi is about 23 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhetankandi is in Nalhati II tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 16 km away. Kāndi is about 19 km away. Nalhati II is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadarpur (6.0 km), Nawapara (12 km) and Nabagram (17 km).

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

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