About Charanikhali Village

Charanikhali is a large village in Basanti tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,316, made up of 1,207 males and 1,109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charanikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charanikhali village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Basanti
Pincode	743312
Area (hectares)	211.7 hectares
Population	2,316
Male Population	1,207
Female Population	1,109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Charanikhali compares

By the 2011 count Charanikhali is the 48th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 211.7 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Charanikhali

Charanikhali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Charanikhali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Charanikhali from other places

Charanikhali lies about 28 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 9.8 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 Charanikhali
Tehsil headquarters	Basanti	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Canning	9.8 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	28 km

Villages closest to Charanikhali

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 Charanikhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Charanikhali village had a population of 2,316. That makes it the 48th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Charanikhali village has 1,207 males and 1,109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charanikhali has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

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

Charanikhali covers 211.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Charanikhali is Canning, about 9.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Charanikhali.

Charanikhali is about 28 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.

Charanikhali is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basanti is about 5.1 km away. Canning is about 9.8 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.