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About Basur Chak Village

Basur Chak is a mid sized village in Canning I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 944, made up of 482 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Basur Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Basur Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning I
Pincode 743329
Area (hectares) 94.17 hectares
Population 944
Male Population 482
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Basur Chak compares

By the 2011 count Basur Chak is the 49th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents. Its 94.17 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Basur Chak

Basur Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Basur Chak as Available within 10+ 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 Basur Chak from other places

Basur Chak lies about 21 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Matla Halt, 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 Basur Chak
Nearest railway station Matla Halt 12 km
Nearest town Canning 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Canning I 21 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 21 km

Villages closest to Basur Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Canning I 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 Basur Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Basur Chak village had a population of 944. That makes it the 49th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents.

Basur Chak village has 482 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Basur Chak has about 959 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 958.

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

Basur Chak covers 94.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Basur Chak falls under Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Basur Chak is Matla Halt, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Basur Chak.

Basur Chak is about 21 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.

Basur Chak is in Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Matla Halt is about 12 km away. Canning is about 12 km away. Canning I is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Kalikatala (under 2 km), Amtala Bhadri (under 2 km) and Badukalu (under 2 km).

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

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