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About Bhotakhali Village

Bhotakhali is a mid sized village in Chandrakona II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 731, made up of 371 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhotakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhotakhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Chandrakona II
Pincode 721260
Area (hectares) 120.56 hectares
Population 731
Male Population 371
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhotakhali compares

By the 2011 count Bhotakhali is the 61st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents. Its 120.56 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Bhotakhali

Bhotakhali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bhotakhali 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhagabanbati, Bhagirathpur, Bhairabpur and Bhalukkunda. 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 Bhotakhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhotakhali village had a population of 731. That makes it the 61st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,014 residents.

Bhotakhali village has 371 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhotakhali has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Bhotakhali is 721260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhotakhali covers 120.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bhotakhali falls under Chandrakona II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Bhotakhali notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Bhotakhali.

Bhotakhali is in Chandrakona II 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 Bhotakhali today is likely to be higher.

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