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About Chandkhali Village

Chandkhali is a large village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,970, made up of 1,486 males and 1,484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743387, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandkhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandkhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743387
Area (hectares) 81.29 hectares
Population 2,970
Male Population 1,486
Female Population 1,484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chandkhali compares

By the 2011 count Chandkhali is the 34th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 81.29 hectares work out to about 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Chandkhali

Chandkhali 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 Chandkhali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandkhali from other places

Chandkhali lies about 18 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dhapdhapi, 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 Chandkhali
Nearest railway station Dhapdhapi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 6.7 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 18 km

Villages closest to Chandkhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baruipur 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 Chandkhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandkhali village had a population of 2,970. That makes it the 34th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Chandkhali village has 1,486 males and 1,484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandkhali has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Chandkhali is 743387. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandkhali covers 81.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandkhali falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandkhali is Dhapdhapi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Chandkhali is about 18 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandkhali is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dhapdhapi is about under 2 km away. Baruipur is about 6.7 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surjapur (under 2 km), Alampur (under 2 km) and Alipur (under 2 km).

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

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