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About Chautara Village

Chautara is a large village in Haripal tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,258, made up of 1,154 males and 1,104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chautara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chautara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Haripal
Pincode 712405
Area (hectares) 172.86 hectares
Population 2,258
Male Population 1,154
Female Population 1,104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chautara compares

By the 2011 count Chautara is the 38th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents. Its 172.86 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Chautara

The census records public bus service for Chautara 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chautara from other places

Chautara lies about 39 km from Hugli. 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 Chautara
Nearest town Tarakeswar 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Haripal 14 km
District headquarters Hugli 39 km

Villages closest to Chautara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chautara village had a population of 2,258. That makes it the 38th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,688 residents.

Chautara village has 1,154 males and 1,104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chautara has about 957 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 980.

The pincode recorded for Chautara is 712405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chautara covers 172.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chautara falls under Haripal tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chautara notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Chautara.

Chautara is about 39 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chautara is in Haripal tehsil of Hugli district. Tarakeswar is about 3.1 km away. Haripal is about 14 km away. Hugli is about 39 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 Chandinagar (2.2 km), Sirazpur (3.8 km) and Sonatikri (6.6 km).

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

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