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About Charkhi Village

Charkhi is a small village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 185 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charkhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charkhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721126
Area (hectares) 32.64 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 185
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
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 Charkhi compares

By the 2011 count Charkhi is the 154th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 32.64 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Charkhi

Charkhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Charkhi 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 Chakturia, Chamka, Changual and Chansarpur. 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 Charkhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Charkhi village had a population of 363. That makes it the 154th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Charkhi village has 185 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charkhi has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Charkhi is 721126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charkhi covers 32.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Charkhi falls under Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Charkhi 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 Charkhi.

Charkhi is in Kharagpur 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 Charkhi today is likely to be higher.

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