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About Changra Village

Changra is a small village in Golmuri Cum Jugsalai tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 478, made up of 240 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Changra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Changra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Golmuri Cum Jugsalai
Pincode 832107
Area (hectares) 171 hectares
Population 478
Male Population 240
Female Population 238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Changra compares

By the 2011 count Changra is the 60th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents. Its 171 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 998.

Getting to Changra

Changra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Changra as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Changra from other places

Changra lies about 12 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kokpara, about 12 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 Changra
Nearest railway station Kokpara 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Golmuri Cum Jugsalai 12 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 12 km
Nearest town Ghātsīla 17 km

Villages closest to Changra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Golmuri Cum Jugsalai 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 Changra

As per the Census of India 2011, Changra village had a population of 478. That makes it the 60th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,236 residents.

Changra village has 240 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Changra has about 992 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 998.

The pincode recorded for Changra is 832107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Changra covers 171 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Changra falls under Golmuri Cum Jugsalai tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Changra is Kokpara, about 12 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 - 10 km distance for Changra.

Changra is about 12 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Changra is in Golmuri Cum Jugsalai tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Kokpara is about 12 km away. Golmuri Cum Jugsalai is about 12 km away. Purbi Singhbhum 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 Hurlung (9.9 km), Jagannathpur (11 km) and Dobha Pani (14 km).

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

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