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About Kulgachhi Chak Village

Kulgachhi Chak is a small village in Ranaghat II tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 228, made up of 118 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741257, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulgachhi Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulgachhi Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Ranaghat II
Pincode 741257
Area (hectares) 59.48 hectares
Population 228
Male Population 118
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulgachhi Chak compares

By the 2011 count Kulgachhi Chak is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,897 residents. Its 59.48 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 940.

Getting to Kulgachhi Chak

Kulgachhi Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kulgachhi Chak as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kulgachhi Chak from other places

Kulgachhi Chak lies about 20 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Krishnanagar City Junction, about 8.4 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 Kulgachhi Chak
Nearest town Krishnanagar 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Krishnanagar City Junction 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ranaghat II 20 km
District headquarters Nadia 20 km

Villages closest to Kulgachhi Chak

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

Common questions about Kulgachhi Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulgachhi Chak village had a population of 228. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,897 residents.

Kulgachhi Chak village has 118 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulgachhi Chak has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Kulgachhi Chak is 741257. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulgachhi Chak covers 59.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kulgachhi Chak falls under Ranaghat II tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Kulgachhi Chak is Krishnanagar City Junction, about 8.4 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kulgachhi Chak.

Kulgachhi Chak is about 20 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulgachhi Chak is in Ranaghat II tehsil of Nadia district. Krishnanagar is about 8.0 km away. Krishnanagar City Junction is about 8.4 km away. Ranaghat II is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kulgachi (under 2 km), Krishnanagar (8.0 km) and Chapra (11 km).

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

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