About Churakuti Village

Churakuti is one of the larger villages in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,257, made up of 2,674 males and 2,583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Churakuti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churakuti village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar I
Pincode	733208
Area (hectares)	430.99 hectares
Population	5,257
Male Population	2,674
Female Population	2,583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Churakuti compares

By the 2011 count Churakuti is the 12th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 430.99 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Churakuti

Churakuti is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Churakuti as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Churakuti from other places

Churakuti lies about 18 km from Uttar Dinajpur. 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 Churakuti
Nearest town	Kishanganj	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar I	18 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	18 km

Villages closest to Churakuti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Churakuti village had a population of 5,257. That makes it the 12th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Churakuti village has 2,674 males and 2,583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churakuti has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Churakuti is 733208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Churakuti covers 430.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Churakuti falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Churakuti notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Churakuti.

Churakuti is about 18 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Churakuti is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kishanganj is about 5.2 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 18 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.