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About Chimta Village

Chimta is one of the larger villages in Gosaba tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,332, made up of 3,230 males and 3,102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 656.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743378, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chimta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chimta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gosaba
Pincode 743378
Area (hectares) 656.18 hectares
Population 6,332
Male Population 3,230
Female Population 3,102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chimta compares

By the 2011 count Chimta is the 11th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 656.18 hectares work out to about 9.6 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 956.

Getting to Chimta

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

Chimta lies about 55 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 27 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 Chimta
Tehsil headquarters Gosaba 16 km
Nearest railway station Canning 27 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 55 km

Villages closest to Chimta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gosaba 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 Chimta

As per the Census of India 2011, Chimta village had a population of 6,332. That makes it the 11th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Chimta village has 3,230 males and 3,102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chimta has about 960 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 956.

The pincode recorded for Chimta is 743378. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chimta covers 656.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chimta falls under Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chimta is Canning, about 27 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chimta.

Chimta is about 55 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.

Chimta is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 16 km away. Canning is about 27 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puinjali (2.2 km), Amtali (2.7 km) and Baramollakhali (4.5 km).

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

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