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About Chapitola Village

Chapitola is a small village in Binpur I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 259, made up of 137 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chapitola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chapitola village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur I
Pincode 721516
Area (hectares) 61.18 hectares
Population 259
Male Population 137
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chapitola compares

By the 2011 count Chapitola is the 175th largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 373 residents. Its 61.18 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Chapitola

Chapitola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chapitola as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Chandpur, Chandra, Chandramohanpur and Chandrapur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chapitola

As per the Census of India 2011, Chapitola village had a population of 259. That makes it the 175th largest of the 381 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 373 residents.

Chapitola village has 137 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chapitola has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Chapitola is 721516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chapitola covers 61.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chapitola falls under Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chapitola notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chapitola.

Chapitola is in Binpur I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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