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About Chorkhana Village

Chorkhana is a mid sized village in Sitai tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 896, made up of 444 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chorkhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chorkhana village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Sitai
Pincode 736172
Area (hectares) 73.56 hectares
Population 896
Male Population 444
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chorkhana compares

By the 2011 count Chorkhana is the 38th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,082 residents. Its 73.56 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Chorkhana

Chorkhana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chorkhana as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bijlichatka, Brahmottra Chatra, Chamta and Chhat Singimari. 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 Chorkhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Chorkhana village had a population of 896. That makes it the 38th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,082 residents.

Chorkhana village has 444 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chorkhana has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Chorkhana is 736172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chorkhana covers 73.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chorkhana falls under Sitai tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chorkhana notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chorkhana.

Chorkhana is in Sitai 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 Chorkhana today is likely to be higher.

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