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About Charkhara Village

Charkhara is a large village in Barasat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,772, made up of 1,385 males and 1,387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743248, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charkhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charkhara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barasat I
Pincode 743248
Area (hectares) 46.49 hectares
Population 2,772
Male Population 1,385
Female Population 1,387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Charkhara compares

By the 2011 count Charkhara is the 21st largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents. Its 46.49 hectares work out to about 60 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Charkhara

The census records public bus service for Charkhara 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Berunanpukhuria, Chak Barbaria, Chak Dwarakpur and Chandigori. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Charkhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Charkhara village had a population of 2,772. That makes it the 21st largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents.

Charkhara village has 1,385 males and 1,387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charkhara has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Charkhara is 743248. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charkhara covers 46.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 60 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Charkhara falls under Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Charkhara notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Charkhara.

Charkhara is in Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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