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About Chhotagado Village

Chhotagado is a large village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,066, made up of 1,093 males and 973 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhotagado Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhotagado village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Balarampur
Pincode 723143
Area (hectares) 254.14 hectares
Population 2,066
Male Population 1,093
Female Population 973
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chhotagado compares

By the 2011 count Chhotagado is the 17th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 254.14 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Chhotagado

Chhotagado 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 Chhotagado as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Biramdih, Brindabanpur, Burudih and Chakulia. 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 Chhotagado

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhotagado village had a population of 2,066. That makes it the 17th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Chhotagado village has 1,093 males and 973 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhotagado has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Chhotagado is 723143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhotagado covers 254.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhotagado falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chhotagado notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chhotagado.

Chhotagado is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya 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 Chhotagado today is likely to be higher.

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