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About Charkabilpur Village

Charkabilpur is one of the larger villages in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,438, made up of 2,756 males and 2,682 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charkabilpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charkabilpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Sagardighi
Pincode 742237
Area (hectares) 102.94 hectares
Population 5,438
Male Population 2,756
Female Population 2,682
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Charkabilpur compares

By the 2011 count Charkabilpur is the 10th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 102.94 hectares work out to about 53 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 949.

Getting to Charkabilpur

Charkabilpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Charkabilpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Charkabilpur from other places

Charkabilpur lies about 48 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, about 2.8 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 Charkabilpur
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 2.8 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 32 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 48 km

Villages closest to Charkabilpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charkabilpur village had a population of 5,438. That makes it the 10th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Charkabilpur village has 2,756 males and 2,682 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charkabilpur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Charkabilpur is 742237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charkabilpur covers 102.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 53 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Charkabilpur falls under Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Charkabilpur is Swadinpur, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Charkabilpur.

Charkabilpur is about 48 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charkabilpur is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Swadinpur is about 2.8 km away. Rampur Hat is about 4.2 km away. Sagardighi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kabilpur (under 2 km), Binod (under 2 km) and Bhabki (3.5 km).

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

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