About Chaitpur Village

Chaitpur is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,409, made up of 720 males and 689 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaitpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaitpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Sagardighi
Pincode	742122
Area (hectares)	113.41 hectares
Population	1,409
Male Population	720
Female Population	689
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chaitpur compares

By the 2011 count Chaitpur is the 75th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 113.41 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Chaitpur

Chaitpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chaitpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chaitpur from other places

Chaitpur lies about 51 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Chatra, about 5.1 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 Chaitpur
Nearest railway station	Chatra	5.1 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sagardighi	30 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	51 km

Villages closest to Chaitpur

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.

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Common questions about Chaitpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaitpur village had a population of 1,409. That makes it the 75th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Chaitpur village has 720 males and 689 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaitpur has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Chaitpur is 742122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaitpur covers 113.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chaitpur is Chatra, about 5.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chaitpur.

Chaitpur is about 51 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaitpur is in Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Chatra is about 5.1 km away. Nalhāti is about 7.1 km away. Sagardighi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.