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About Chhota Elajan Village

Chhota Elajan is a small village in Cooch Behar I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 470, made up of 238 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhota Elajan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhota Elajan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Cooch Behar I
Pincode 736157
Area (hectares) 23.31 hectares
Population 470
Male Population 238
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
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 Chhota Elajan compares

By the 2011 count Chhota Elajan is the 117th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents. Its 23.31 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Chhota Elajan

Chhota Elajan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhota Elajan 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. The nearest villages by name are Chhat Elajan, Chhat Gokuler Kuthi, Chhat Guriahati and Chhedarjhar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chhota Elajan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhota Elajan village had a population of 470. That makes it the 117th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,065 residents.

Chhota Elajan village has 238 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhota Elajan has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Chhota Elajan is 736157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhota Elajan covers 23.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chhota Elajan falls under Cooch Behar I tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chhota Elajan notes the nearest railway station 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 Chhota Elajan.

Chhota Elajan is in Cooch Behar I tehsil of Koch Bihar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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