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About Chhaonapur Village

Chhaonapur is a mid sized village in Tarakeswar tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,436, made up of 718 males and 718 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhaonapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhaonapur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Tarakeswar
Pincode 712401
Area (hectares) 82.2 hectares
Population 1,436
Male Population 718
Female Population 718
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Chhaonapur compares

By the 2011 count Chhaonapur is the 43rd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 82.2 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Chhaonapur

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

Chhaonapur lies about 40 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Loknath, about 5.7 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 Chhaonapur
Nearest railway station Loknath 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tarakeswar 7.0 km
District headquarters Hugli 40 km

Villages closest to Chhaonapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhaonapur village had a population of 1,436. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Chhaonapur village has 718 males and 718 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhaonapur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Chhaonapur is 712401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhaonapur covers 82.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chhaonapur falls under Tarakeswar tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chhaonapur is Loknath, about 5.7 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 Chhaonapur.

Chhaonapur is about 40 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhaonapur is in Tarakeswar tehsil of Hugli district. Loknath is about 5.7 km away. Tarakeswar is about 7.0 km away. Hugli is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangarambati (under 2 km), Purba Ramnagar (3.6 km) and Chanpadanga (4.4 km).

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

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