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About Chanchai Village

Chanchai is a small village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 226, made up of 106 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanchai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanchai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 80.59 hectares
Population 226
Male Population 106
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanchai compares

By the 2011 count Chanchai is the 243rd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 80.59 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Chanchai

Chanchai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chanchai as Available within 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 Chanchai from other places

Chanchai lies about 122 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 2.8 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 Chanchai
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 2.8 km
Nearest town Pakur 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 29 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 122 km

Villages closest to Chanchai

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 Chanchai

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanchai village had a population of 226. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Chanchai village has 106 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanchai has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Chanchai is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanchai covers 80.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chanchai is Banshlai Bridge, about 2.8 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 km distance for Chanchai.

Chanchai is about 122 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanchai is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Banshlai Bridge is about 2.8 km away. Pakur is about 18 km away. Tapan is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sahapara (2.7 km), Fatepur (3.3 km) and Fatullapur (4.7 km).

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

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