About Elangi Village

Elangi is one of the larger villages in Chanchal II tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,704, made up of 2,877 males and 2,827 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 240.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Elangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Elangi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Maldah
Tehsil	Chanchal II
Pincode	732126
Area (hectares)	240.85 hectares
Population	5,704
Male Population	2,877
Female Population	2,827
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
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 Elangi compares

By the 2011 count Elangi is the 7th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents. Its 240.85 hectares work out to about 24 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 962.

Getting to Elangi

Elangi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Elangi 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 Elangi from other places

Elangi lies about 28 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Bhaluka Road, about 4.1 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 Elangi
Nearest railway station	Bhaluka Road	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanchal II	13 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	28 km
District headquarters	Maldah	28 km

Villages closest to Elangi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chanchal II 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 Elangi

As per the Census of India 2011, Elangi village had a population of 5,704. That makes it the 7th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,281 residents.

Elangi village has 2,877 males and 2,827 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Elangi has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Elangi is 732126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Elangi covers 240.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Elangi falls under Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Elangi is Bhaluka Road, about 4.1 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 Elangi.

Elangi is about 28 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Elangi is in Chanchal II tehsil of Maldah district. Bhaluka Road is about 4.1 km away. Chanchal II is about 13 km away. Sāhibganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.