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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Char Behala is a small village in Krishnagar II mandal, Nadia district, West Bengal, with a population of 46 across 11 households. It has a literacy rate of 73.9% and is identified by PIN 741125.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
TUSI DUTTA
Contact: 97****7236
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- LGD code
- 321621
- Pincode
- 741125
- Post office
- Belpukur
- Population
- 46
- Households
- 11
- Literacy rate
- 73.9%
- Sex ratio
- 917 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 16
- Distance to district centre
- 16 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 13 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 100 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 1233 km
- Nearest railway station
- Dhubulia · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Nabadwip State General Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Char Behala compares
By population, Char Behala ranks #43 of 44 villages in Krishnagar - II mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.9%
+13.5% vs mandal average
- Char Behala
- 73.9%
- Krishnagar - II mandal
- 60.4%
- Nadia district
- 67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
917
−30 vs mandal average
- Char Behala
- 917
- Krishnagar - II mandal
- 947
Household size
people per home
4.2
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Char Behala
- 4.2
- Krishnagar - II mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Char Behala at a glance
Char Behala is a village of 46 people in 11 households (Census 2011) in Krishnagar - II block, Nadia district, West Bengal, the 43rd-largest of 44 villages in Krishnagar - II block. Literacy is 74%, 14 points above the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 917 women per 1,000 men. It lies 16 km from the Nadia district centre, 7 km from Dhubulia, the nearest town, 6 km from Dhubulia railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 741125, served by Belpukur post office; the LGD village code is 321621. The nearest hospital or health centre is Nabadwip State General Hospital, 6 km away. The sarpanch is TUSI DUTTA, and the village votes in Krishnanagar Dakshin assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sadhan Ghosh. The population is estimated at 51 in 2026, up 11% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Belpukur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Char Behala · this village | 46 | 74% | — |
| Durgabas · Krishnagar - II | 2,630 | 56% | 1.4 km NW |
| Charkashthasali · Nabadwip | 6,304 | 51% | 1.4 km SE |
| Kashthasali · Purbasthali - II | 4,343 | 62% | 1.9 km SW |
| Balainagar · Krishnagar - II | 1,465 | 57% | 2.3 km N |
| Mertala · Purbasthali - II | 3,046 | 60% | 2.9 km N |
| Belpukur · Krishnagar - II | 5,979 | 61% | 2.8 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Char Behala
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 332.56
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 141.13
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Char Behala
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Char Behala
- LGD code
- 321621
- Pincode
- 741125
- Post office
- Belpukur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 46
- Population (projected 2026)
- 51
- Households
- 11
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 917
- Literacy rate
- 73.9%
- Coordinates
- 23.47004°N, 88.38433°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Krishnanagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Krishnanagar Dakshin
- Member of Parliament
- Mahua Moitra
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sadhan Ghosh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- TUSI DUTTA
- Block / Mandal
- Krishnagar - II
Getting there
How to reach Char Behala
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kolkata100 kmcapital
- Hyderabad1233 km
- Delhi1254 km
- Chennai1437 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDhubulia6 km
- Bus stopMahesh Ganj6 km
- Hospital / PHCNabadwip State General Hospital6 km
- ATM / bankSBI5 km
- Petrol pumpSri Vishnu Oil10 km
- CollegeMuragacha Government College8 km
- Police stationOffice Of The Superintendent Of Police, Nadia12 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Char Behala
8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 741125
- BelpukurKrishnagar - II mandal5,979 pop
- BahadurpurKrishnagar - II mandal5,455 pop
- TatlaKrishnagar - II mandal5,036 pop
- DwipchandrapurKrishnagar - II mandal4,209 pop
- MayaralKrishnagar - II mandal4,051 pop
- BelpukuriaNakashipara mandal3,156 pop
- RajapurNakashipara mandal3,023 pop
- SardangaNabadwip mandal2,868 pop
- ChupipotaKrishnagar - II mandal2,798 pop
Villages near Char Behala
Other villages in Krishnagar - II mandal
View all 44+ →- Dhubulia
- Sonadanga
- Sonatala
- Belpukur
- Noapara
- Bahadurpur
- Tatla
- Rukunpur
- Chaugachhahansadanga
- Krishna Chandrapur
- Dwipchandrapur
- Mayaral
- Singhati
- Gabarkuli
- Khajuri
- Sadhanpara
- Debipur
- Chupipota
- Pathradaha
- Durgabas
- Belgaon
- Ghateswar
- Kamarhati
- Bargara
- Polta
- Chuakhali
- Uttarjhitkipota
- Armia
- Banagram
- Dalai Molla
- Charmahatpur
- Rupdaha
- Purbapanditpur
- Balainagar
- Sujanpur
- Saheb Nagar
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)