About Chunakhali Village

Chunakhali is one of the larger villages in Basanti tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,241, made up of 4,661 males and 4,580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 883.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743611, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chunakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chunakhali village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Basanti
Pincode	743611
Area (hectares)	883.6 hectares
Population	9,241
Male Population	4,661
Female Population	4,580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chunakhali compares

By the 2011 count Chunakhali is the 10th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 883.6 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Chunakhali

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

How far is Chunakhali from other places

Chunakhali lies about 43 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 12 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 Chunakhali
Nearest railway station	Canning	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basanti	13 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	43 km

Villages closest to Chunakhali

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.

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Common questions about Chunakhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chunakhali village had a population of 9,241. That makes it the 10th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Chunakhali village has 4,661 males and 4,580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chunakhali has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Chunakhali is 743611. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chunakhali covers 883.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chunakhali is Canning, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chunakhali.

Chunakhali is about 43 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.

Chunakhali is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Canning is about 12 km away. Basanti is about 13 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.