About Chaurashi Village

Chaurashi is a large village in Deganga tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,630, made up of 1,282 males and 1,348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743424, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaurashi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaurashi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Deganga
Pincode	743424
Area (hectares)	113.9 hectares
Population	2,630
Male Population	1,282
Female Population	1,348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,051
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chaurashi compares

By the 2011 count Chaurashi is the 46th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents. Its 113.9 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Chaurashi

Chaurashi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chaurashi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chaurashi from other places

Chaurashi 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 Chaurashi
Nearest town	Basirhat City	2.9 km
Nearest railway station	Bhyabla Halt	3.6 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Deganga	22 km

Villages closest to Chaurashi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaurashi village had a population of 2,630. That makes it the 46th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,893 residents.

Chaurashi village has 1,282 males and 1,348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaurashi has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Chaurashi is 743424. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaurashi covers 113.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chaurashi falls under Deganga tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chaurashi is Bhyabla Halt, about 3.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chaurashi.

Chaurashi 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.

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