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About Chaturia Village

Chaturia is a mid sized village in Barasat I tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,296, made up of 669 males and 627 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaturia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaturia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Barasat I
Pincode 700125
Area (hectares) 80.48 hectares
Population 1,296
Male Population 669
Female Population 627
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 Chaturia compares

By the 2011 count Chaturia is the 53rd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents. Its 80.48 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Chaturia

The census records public bus service for Chaturia 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaturia from other places

Chaturia lies about 16 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bhyabla Halt, about 3.6 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 Chaturia
Nearest town Basirhat City 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Bhyabla Halt 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Barasat I 16 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 16 km

Villages closest to Chaturia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barasat I 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 Chaturia

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaturia village had a population of 1,296. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,503 residents.

Chaturia village has 669 males and 627 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaturia has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Chaturia is 700125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaturia covers 80.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Chaturia is Bhyabla Halt, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Chaturia.

Chaturia is about 16 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaturia is in Barasat I tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Basirhat City is about 2.9 km away. Bhyabla Halt is about 3.6 km away. Barasat I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lakshmipur (8.2 km), Bara (8.6 km) and Rudrapur (14 km).

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

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