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About Chorkol Village

Chorkol is a small village in Garbeta III tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 94 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721253, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chorkol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chorkol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta III
Pincode 721253
Area (hectares) 62.32 hectares
Population 187
Male Population 94
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
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 Chorkol compares

By the 2011 count Chorkol is the 140th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 793 residents. Its 62.32 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Chorkol

Chorkol is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chorkol 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 Chhota Dabcha, Chhota Narcha, Chhota Sarenga and Chhota Tara. 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 Chorkol

As per the Census of India 2011, Chorkol village had a population of 187. That makes it the 140th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 793 residents.

Chorkol village has 94 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chorkol has about 989 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Chorkol is 721253. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chorkol covers 62.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chorkol falls under Garbeta III tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chorkol 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 Chorkol.

Chorkol is in Garbeta III 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 Chorkol today is likely to be higher.

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