About Jaigir Chilakhana Village

Jaigir Chilakhana is one of the larger villages in Tufanganj I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,712, made up of 4,515 males and 4,197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1488.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736159, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jaigir Chilakhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jaigir Chilakhana village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Koch Bihar
Tehsil	Tufanganj I
Pincode	736159
Area (hectares)	1488.73 hectares
Population	8,712
Male Population	4,515
Female Population	4,197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Jaigir Chilakhana compares

By the 2011 count Jaigir Chilakhana is the 7th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,379 residents. Its 1488.73 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Jaigir Chilakhana

Jaigir Chilakhana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jaigir Chilakhana as Available within 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jaigir Chilakhana from other places

Jaigir Chilakhana lies about 15 km from Koch Bihar, and the nearest railway station is Maradanga, about 3.9 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 Jaigir Chilakhana
Nearest railway station	Maradanga	3.9 km
Nearest town	Tufānganj	7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tufanganj I	15 km
District headquarters	Koch Bihar	15 km

Villages closest to Jaigir Chilakhana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tufanganj I 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.

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Common questions about Jaigir Chilakhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Jaigir Chilakhana village had a population of 8,712. That makes it the 7th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,379 residents.

Jaigir Chilakhana village has 4,515 males and 4,197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jaigir Chilakhana has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Jaigir Chilakhana is 736159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jaigir Chilakhana covers 1488.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jaigir Chilakhana falls under Tufanganj I tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Jaigir Chilakhana is Maradanga, about 3.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jaigir Chilakhana.

Jaigir Chilakhana is about 15 km from Koch Bihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jaigir Chilakhana is in Tufanganj I tehsil of Koch Bihar district. Maradanga is about 3.9 km away. Tufānganj is about 7.1 km away. Tufanganj I is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajejama Chilakhana Dwitia Khanda (under 2 km), Bajejama Chilakhana Pratham Khanda (under 2 km) and Chhat Chilakhana Dwitia Khanda (under 2 km).

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