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About New Char Village

New Char is a village in Sahid Matangini tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The village covers 57.51 hectares hectares.

New Char Overview

Census 2011 figures for New Char village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Sahid Matangini
Area (hectares) 57.51 hectares

How far is New Char from other places

New Char lies about 26 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Durga Chak Town, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from New Char
Nearest railway station Durga Chak Town under 2 km
Nearest town Haldia 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sahid Matangini 26 km
District headquarters Purba Medinipur 26 km

Villages closest to New Char

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sahid Matangini tehsil.

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 New Char

New Char covers 57.51 hectares as recorded in the census.

New Char falls under Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to New Char is Durga Chak Town, about under 2 km away in a straight line.

New Char is about 26 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

New Char is in Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Durga Chak Town is about under 2 km away. Haldia is about 2.7 km away. Sahid Matangini is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raghunathpur (7.8 km), Kashipur (8.7 km) and Barari (9.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of New Char today is likely to be higher.

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