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About Chatrakhali Village

Chatrakhali 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 7,208, made up of 3,683 males and 3,525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 533.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatrakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatrakhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Basanti
Pincode 743329
Area (hectares) 533.5 hectares
Population 7,208
Male Population 3,683
Female Population 3,525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chatrakhali compares

By the 2011 count Chatrakhali is the 13th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 533.5 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Chatrakhali

Chatrakhali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chatrakhali 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chatrakhali from other places

Chatrakhali lies about 35 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 7.5 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 Chatrakhali
Tehsil headquarters Basanti 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Canning 7.5 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 35 km

Villages closest to Chatrakhali

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 Chatrakhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatrakhali village had a population of 7,208. That makes it the 13th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Chatrakhali village has 3,683 males and 3,525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatrakhali has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Chatrakhali is 743329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatrakhali covers 533.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chatrakhali is Canning, about 7.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chatrakhali.

Chatrakhali is about 35 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.

Chatrakhali is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basanti is about 6.9 km away. Canning is about 7.5 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lebukhali (2.2 km), Narayantala (2.3 km) and Uttar Mokamberia (2.5 km).

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

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