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About Chathol Village

Chathol is a mid sized village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,843, made up of 940 males and 903 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chathol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chathol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733209
Area (hectares) 70.82 hectares
Population 1,843
Male Population 940
Female Population 903
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
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 Chathol compares

By the 2011 count Chathol is the 50th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 70.82 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, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Chathol

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

Chathol lies about 11 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 3.8 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 Chathol
Nearest railway station Kanki 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 11 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 11 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 12 km

Villages closest to Chathol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chathol village had a population of 1,843. That makes it the 50th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Chathol village has 940 males and 903 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chathol has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Chathol is 733209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chathol covers 70.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chathol falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chathol is Kanki, about 3.8 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 Chathol.

Chathol is about 11 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chathol is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Kanki is about 3.8 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 11 km away. Uttar Dinajpur 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 Chathol Islamorar (under 2 km), Sagarpur (1.6 km) and Mirjadpur (1.7 km).

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

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