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About Chistipur Village

Chistipur is a large village in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,019, made up of 1,538 males and 1,481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chistipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chistipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur I
Pincode 721434
Area (hectares) 144.33 hectares
Population 3,019
Male Population 1,538
Female Population 1,481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chistipur compares

By the 2011 count Chistipur is the 9th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 144.33 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Chistipur

Chistipur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chistipur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Chakdebi, Chakjogi, Chandpur and Chhara Dighi. 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 Chistipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chistipur village had a population of 3,019. That makes it the 9th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Chistipur village has 1,538 males and 1,481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chistipur has about 963 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 951.

The pincode recorded for Chistipur is 721434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chistipur covers 144.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chistipur falls under Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chistipur.

Chistipur is in Potashpur 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 Chistipur today is likely to be higher.

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