About Charaghata Village

Charaghata is one of the larger villages in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,837, made up of 2,964 males and 2,873 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 578.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743396, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charaghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charaghata village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Jaynagar I
Pincode	743396
Area (hectares)	578.7 hectares
Population	5,837
Male Population	2,964
Female Population	2,873
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
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 Charaghata compares

By the 2011 count Charaghata is the 8th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 578.7 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, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Charaghata

Charaghata is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Charaghata 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 Charaghata from other places

Charaghata lies about 16 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dakshin Barasat‎, about 9.3 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 Charaghata
Nearest railway station	Dakshin Barasat‎	9.3 km
Nearest town	Jaynagar Majilpur	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jaynagar I	16 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	16 km

Villages closest to Charaghata

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

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Common questions about Charaghata

As per the Census of India 2011, Charaghata village had a population of 5,837. That makes it the 8th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Charaghata village has 2,964 males and 2,873 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charaghata has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Charaghata is 743396. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charaghata covers 578.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Charaghata falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Charaghata is Dakshin Barasat‎, about 9.3 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 Charaghata.

Charaghata is about 16 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.

Charaghata is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dakshin Barasat‎ is about 9.3 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 14 km away. Jaynagar I is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.