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About Chautara Village

Chautara is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 732, made up of 375 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.46 hectares hectares.

Chautara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chautara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 65.46 hectares
Population 732
Male Population 375
Female Population 357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chautara compares

By the 2011 count Chautara is the 135th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 65.46 hectares work out to about 11 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 969.

Getting to Chautara

Chautara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chautara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chautara from other places

Chautara lies about 29 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 4.6 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 Chautara
Nearest railway station Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) 4.6 km
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 29 km
District headquarters Hugli 29 km

Villages closest to Chautara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polba Dadpur 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 732. That makes it the 135th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Chautara village has 375 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chautara has about 952 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 969.

Chautara covers 65.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chautara falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chautara is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 4.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chautara.

Chautara is about 29 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 Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 4.6 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 13 km away. Polba Dadpur 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 Sekendarpur (4.4 km), Dakshinpara (11 km) and Kadipara (11 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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