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About Chimta Village

Chimta is a large village in Hasnabad tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,490, made up of 1,288 males and 1,202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743456, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chimta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chimta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Hasnabad
Pincode 743456
Area (hectares) 353.2 hectares
Population 2,490
Male Population 1,288
Female Population 1,202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chimta compares

By the 2011 count Chimta is the 34th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,699 residents. Its 353.2 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Chimta

Chimta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chimta as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chimta from other places

Chimta lies about 62 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 26 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 Chimta
Nearest railway station Canning 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Hasnabad 34 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 62 km

Villages closest to Chimta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chimta village had a population of 2,490. That makes it the 34th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,699 residents.

Chimta village has 1,288 males and 1,202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chimta has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Chimta is 743456. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chimta covers 353.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chimta falls under Hasnabad tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chimta is Canning, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chimta.

Chimta is about 62 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.

Chimta is in Hasnabad tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Canning is about 26 km away. Hasnabad is about 34 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 62 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parbhabanipur (1.7 km), Chalitabaria (15 km) and Tegharia (20 km).

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

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