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About Chaital Village

Chaital is one of the larger villages in Minakhan tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,927, made up of 6,115 males and 5,812 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 996.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743456, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaital Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaital village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Minakhan
Pincode 743456
Area (hectares) 996.34 hectares
Population 11,927
Male Population 6,115
Female Population 5,812
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaital compares

By the 2011 count Chaital is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,606 residents. Its 996.34 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Chaital

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

How far is Chaital from other places

Chaital lies about 33 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Ghora Ras Ghona, about 15 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 Chaital
Nearest railway station Ghora Ras Ghona 15 km
Nearest town Tāki 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Minakhan 33 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 33 km

Villages closest to Chaital

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaital village had a population of 11,927. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,606 residents.

Chaital village has 6,115 males and 5,812 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaital has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

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

Chaital covers 996.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaital falls under Minakhan tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chaital is Ghora Ras Ghona, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chaital.

Chaital is about 33 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.

Chaital is in Minakhan tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Ghora Ras Ghona is about 15 km away. Tāki is about 18 km away. Minakhan is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bachhra (1.8 km), Minakhan (4.9 km) and Muchikhola (7.0 km).

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

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