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About Chitalghata Village

Chitalghata is one of the larger villages in Chopra tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,988, made up of 6,747 males and 6,241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1677.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitalghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitalghata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Chopra
Pincode 733214
Area (hectares) 1677.4 hectares
Population 12,988
Male Population 6,747
Female Population 6,241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitalghata compares

By the 2011 count Chitalghata is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents. Its 1677.4 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Chitalghata

Chitalghata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chitalghata as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chitalghata from other places

Chitalghata lies about 69 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhumdangi, about 3.0 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 Chitalghata
Nearest railway station Dhumdangi 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Chopra 12 km
Nearest town Islāmpur 24 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 69 km

Villages closest to Chitalghata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitalghata village had a population of 12,988. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents.

Chitalghata village has 6,747 males and 6,241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitalghata has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Chitalghata is 733214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitalghata covers 1677.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chitalghata falls under Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chitalghata is Dhumdangi, about 3.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chitalghata.

Chitalghata is about 69 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitalghata is in Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dhumdangi is about 3.0 km away. Chopra is about 12 km away. Islāmpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuimari (2.0 km), Pawakhali (3.0 km) and Jhajhri (3.2 km).

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

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