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About Char Galya Village

Char Galya is a mid sized village in Nandigram I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,043, made up of 545 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721656, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Char Galya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Char Galya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nandigram I
Pincode 721656
Area (hectares) 74.46 hectares
Population 1,043
Male Population 545
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Char Galya compares

By the 2011 count Char Galya is the 60th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents. Its 74.46 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Char Galya

Char Galya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Char Galya 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 Binandapur, Brindaban Chak, Chak Chilinga and Champai Nagar. 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 Char Galya

As per the Census of India 2011, Char Galya village had a population of 1,043. That makes it the 60th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,062 residents.

Char Galya village has 545 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Char Galya has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Char Galya is 721656. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Char Galya covers 74.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Char Galya falls under Nandigram I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Char Galya 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 Char Galya.

Char Galya is in Nandigram I tehsil of Purba 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 Char Galya today is likely to be higher.

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