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About Chaugharia Village

Chaugharia is a large village in Mandirbazar tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,596, made up of 1,373 males and 1,223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaugharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaugharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mandirbazar
Pincode 743336
Area (hectares) 180.93 hectares
Population 2,596
Male Population 1,373
Female Population 1,223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chaugharia compares

By the 2011 count Chaugharia is the 22nd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents. Its 180.93 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Chaugharia

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

Chaugharia lies about 11 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmikantapur, about 6.1 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 Chaugharia
Nearest railway station Lakshmikantapur 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandirbazar 11 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 11 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 12 km

Villages closest to Chaugharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaugharia village had a population of 2,596. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents.

Chaugharia village has 1,373 males and 1,223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaugharia has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Chaugharia is 743336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaugharia covers 180.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaugharia falls under Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chaugharia is Lakshmikantapur, about 6.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chaugharia.

Chaugharia is about 11 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.

Chaugharia is in Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Lakshmikantapur is about 6.1 km away. Mandirbazar is about 11 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gumki (under 2 km), Baji Sukdebpur (under 2 km) and Mallikpur (1.5 km).

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

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