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About Aichanda Village

Aichanda is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 361 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aichanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aichanda village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733142
Area (hectares) 119.24 hectares
Population 719
Male Population 361
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aichanda compares

By the 2011 count Aichanda is the 123rd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 119.24 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Aichanda

Aichanda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Aichanda 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Aichanda from other places

Aichanda lies about 176 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 11 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 Aichanda
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 11 km
Nearest town Sainthia 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 30 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 176 km

Villages closest to Aichanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aichanda village had a population of 719. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Aichanda village has 361 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aichanda has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Aichanda is 733142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aichanda covers 119.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Aichanda falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Aichanda is Gadadharpur, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Aichanda.

Aichanda is about 176 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aichanda is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Gadadharpur is about 11 km away. Sainthia is about 15 km away. Tapan is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sephalika Chandan (under 2 km), Alinagar (2.0 km) and Shaldanga (3.6 km).

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

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