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About Chandigari Village

Chandigari is a large village in Basirhat II tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,899, made up of 1,495 males and 1,404 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandigari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandigari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basirhat II
Pincode 743422
Area (hectares) 152.98 hectares
Population 2,899
Male Population 1,495
Female Population 1,404
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
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 Chandigari compares

By the 2011 count Chandigari is the 26th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,164 residents. Its 152.98 hectares work out to about 19 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 948.

Getting to Chandigari

The census records public bus service for Chandigari 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 Chandigari from other places

Chandigari lies about 30 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kalyani Main, about 7.4 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 Chandigari
Nearest railway station Kalyani Main 7.4 km
Nearest town Kānchrāpāra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Basirhat II 30 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Chandigari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandigari village had a population of 2,899. That makes it the 26th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,164 residents.

Chandigari village has 1,495 males and 1,404 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandigari has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Chandigari is 743422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandigari covers 152.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandigari falls under Basirhat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandigari is Kalyani Main, about 7.4 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 Chandigari.

Chandigari is about 30 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.

Chandigari is in Basirhat II tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Kalyani Main is about 7.4 km away. Kānchrāpāra is about 11 km away. Basirhat II is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramchandrapur (7.4 km), Rajalipur (13 km) and Ghona (16 km).

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

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