About Chandigarh Village

Chandigarh is a large village in Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,335, made up of 1,188 males and 1,147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandigarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandigarh village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Thakurpukur Mahestola
Pincode	700140
Area (hectares)	89.4 hectares
Population	2,335
Male Population	1,188
Female Population	1,147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chandigarh compares

By the 2011 count Chandigarh is the 15th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,728 residents. Its 89.4 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Chandigarh

Chandigarh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chandigarh 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandigarh from other places

Chandigarh lies about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 11 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 Chandigarh
Nearest railway station	Joka	11 km
Nearest town	Baruipur	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thakurpukur Mahestola	24 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	24 km

Villages closest to Chandigarh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Thakurpukur Mahestola 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 Chandigarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandigarh village had a population of 2,335. That makes it the 15th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,728 residents.

Chandigarh village has 1,188 males and 1,147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandigarh has about 965 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 979.

The pincode recorded for Chandigarh is 700140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandigarh covers 89.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chandigarh falls under Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chandigarh is Joka, about 11 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chandigarh.

Chandigarh is about 24 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.

Chandigarh is in Thakurpukur Mahestola tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Joka is about 11 km away. Baruipur is about 16 km away. Thakurpukur Mahestola is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.