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About Chaplarkhop Village

Chaplarkhop is a large village in Mathurapur II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,088, made up of 2,076 males and 2,012 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 775.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743349, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaplarkhop Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaplarkhop village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mathurapur II
Pincode 743349
Area (hectares) 775.38 hectares
Population 4,088
Male Population 2,076
Female Population 2,012
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 Chaplarkhop compares

By the 2011 count Chaplarkhop is the 20th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 8,179 residents. Its 775.38 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Chaplarkhop

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

Chaplarkhop lies about 18 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmikantapur, about 14 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 Chaplarkhop
Nearest railway station Lakshmikantapur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Mathurapur II 18 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 18 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 20 km

Villages closest to Chaplarkhop

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mathurapur II 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 Chaplarkhop

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaplarkhop village had a population of 4,088. That makes it the 20th largest of the 27 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 8,179 residents.

Chaplarkhop village has 2,076 males and 2,012 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaplarkhop 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 Chaplarkhop is 743349. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaplarkhop covers 775.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaplarkhop falls under Mathurapur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chaplarkhop is Lakshmikantapur, about 14 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 Chaplarkhop.

Chaplarkhop is about 18 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.

Chaplarkhop is in Mathurapur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Lakshmikantapur is about 14 km away. Mathurapur II is about 18 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighirpar Bakultala (3.4 km), Dakshin Jaykrishnapur (4.7 km) and Istaranpur (5.7 km).

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

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