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About Karkhanar Chak Village

Karkhanar 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 1,416, made up of 703 males and 713 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743363, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkhanar Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkhanar Chak village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning I
Pincode 743363
Area (hectares) 88.77 hectares
Population 1,416
Male Population 703
Female Population 713
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karkhanar Chak compares

By the 2011 count Karkhanar Chak is the 46th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents. Its 88.77 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Karkhanar Chak

Karkhanar Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karkhanar Chak as Available within 5 - 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 Karkhanar Chak from other places

Karkhanar Chak lies about 28 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gourdaha Halt, about under 2 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 Karkhanar Chak
Nearest railway station Gourdaha Halt under 2 km
Nearest town Baruipur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Canning I 28 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 28 km

Villages closest to Karkhanar 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 Karkhanar Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkhanar Chak village had a population of 1,416. That makes it the 46th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents.

Karkhanar Chak village has 703 males and 713 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkhanar Chak has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Karkhanar Chak is 743363. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkhanar Chak covers 88.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Karkhanar Chak is Gourdaha Halt, about under 2 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 km distance for Karkhanar Chak.

Karkhanar Chak 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.

Karkhanar Chak is in Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gourdaha Halt is about under 2 km away. Baruipur is about 11 km away. Canning I is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaur Daha (under 2 km), Banshra (2.4 km) and Marapia (8.7 km).

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

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