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About Chhota Ektal Village

Chhota Ektal is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 130 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,208 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhota Ektal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhota Ektal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 47.85 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 130
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,208
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 Chhota Ektal compares

By the 2011 count Chhota Ektal is the 212th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 47.85 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Chhota Ektal

Chhota Ektal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhota Ektal 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. The nearest villages by name are Chhota Bandhgara, Chhota Banpura, Chhota Basudebpur and Chhota Chuyasuli. 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 Chhota Ektal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhota Ektal village had a population of 287. That makes it the 212th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Chhota Ektal village has 130 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhota Ektal has about 1208 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Chhota Ektal is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhota Ektal covers 47.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhota Ektal falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chhota Ektal notes the nearest railway station 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 Chhota Ektal.

Chhota Ektal is in Jhargram 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 Chhota Ektal today is likely to be higher.

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