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About Chandrakona Village

Chandrakona is a mid sized village in Basanti tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,381, made up of 678 males and 703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandrakona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandrakona village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basanti
Pincode 743312
Area (hectares) 114.16 hectares
Population 1,381
Male Population 678
Female Population 703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandrakona compares

By the 2011 count Chandrakona is the 60th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 114.16 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Chandrakona

Chandrakona is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandrakona as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chandrakona from other places

Chandrakona lies about 34 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 15 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 Chandrakona
Tehsil headquarters Basanti 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Canning 15 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 34 km

Villages closest to Chandrakona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandrakona village had a population of 1,381. That makes it the 60th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Chandrakona village has 678 males and 703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandrakona has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Chandrakona is 743312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandrakona covers 114.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandrakona falls under Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandrakona is Canning, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chandrakona.

Chandrakona is about 34 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.

Chandrakona is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basanti is about 2.7 km away. Canning is about 15 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sajinatala (under 2 km), Radhaballavpur (under 2 km) and Kalidanga (under 2 km).

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

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