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About Chhani Village

Chhani 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 3,327, made up of 1,684 males and 1,643 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743376, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhani village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743376
Area (hectares) 202.75 hectares
Population 3,327
Male Population 1,684
Female Population 1,643
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhani compares

By the 2011 count Chhani is the 27th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 202.75 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Chhani

Chhani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhani as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhani from other places

Chhani lies about 25 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Betberia Ghola, about 3.0 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 Chhani
Nearest railway station Betberia Ghola 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 12 km
Nearest town Canning 12 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 25 km

Villages closest to Chhani

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 Chhani

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhani village had a population of 3,327. That makes it the 27th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Chhani village has 1,684 males and 1,643 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhani has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Chhani is 743376. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhani covers 202.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhani is Betberia Ghola, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhani.

Chhani is about 25 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.

Chhani is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Betberia Ghola is about 3.0 km away. Baruipur is about 12 km away. Canning is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuruli (under 2 km), Bolbamni (under 2 km) and Kalabaru (1.6 km).

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

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