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About Chandigar Village

Chandigar is a large village in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,051, made up of 1,575 males and 1,476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743249, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandigar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandigar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gaighata
Pincode 743249
Area (hectares) 317.27 hectares
Population 3,051
Male Population 1,575
Female Population 1,476
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 - 10 km distance

How Chandigar compares

By the 2011 count Chandigar is the 33rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 317.27 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Chandigar

Chandigar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandigar 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandigar from other places

Chandigar 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 Chandigar
Nearest railway station Kalyani Main 7.4 km
Nearest town Kānchrāpāra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaighata 21 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Chandigar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandigar village had a population of 3,051. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Chandigar village has 1,575 males and 1,476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandigar 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 944.

The pincode recorded for Chandigar is 743249. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandigar covers 317.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandigar falls under Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandigar is Kalyani Main, about 7.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandigar.

Chandigar 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.

Chandigar is in Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Kalyani Main is about 7.4 km away. Kānchrāpāra is about 11 km away. Gaighata is about 21 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), Shimulia (12 km) and Shimulpur (12 km).

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

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