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About Chengatoli Village

Chengatoli is a mid sized village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 275 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chengatoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chengatoli village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Karandighi
Pincode 733201
Area (hectares) 91.61 hectares
Population 540
Male Population 275
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chengatoli compares

By the 2011 count Chengatoli is the 175th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 91.61 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Chengatoli

Chengatoli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chengatoli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chengatoli from other places

Chengatoli lies about 8.7 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, about 3.6 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 Chengatoli
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 3.6 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Karandighi 12 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 25 km

Villages closest to Chengatoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chengatoli village had a population of 540. That makes it the 175th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Chengatoli village has 275 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chengatoli has about 964 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 952.

The pincode recorded for Chengatoli is 733201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chengatoli covers 91.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chengatoli falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chengatoli is Dalkhola, about 3.6 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chengatoli.

Chengatoli is about 8.7 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chengatoli is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Dalkhola is about 3.6 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 8.7 km away. Karandighi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hemenpur (under 2 km), Paschim Goalgaon (1.5 km) and Purba Goalgaon (1.5 km).

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

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