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About Chingra Village

Chingra is a mid sized village in Bankura I tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,260, made up of 632 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chingra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chingra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura I
Pincode 722136
Area (hectares) 257.55 hectares
Population 1,260
Male Population 632
Female Population 628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
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 Chingra compares

By the 2011 count Chingra is the 21st largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 786 residents. Its 257.55 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Chingra

Chingra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chingra 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. The nearest villages by name are Chelema, Chhatar Dihi, Chhendua and Chikchika. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chingra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chingra village had a population of 1,260. That makes it the 21st largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 786 residents.

Chingra village has 632 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chingra has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Chingra is 722136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chingra covers 257.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chingra falls under Bankura I tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chingra notes the nearest railway station 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 Chingra.

Chingra is in Bankura I tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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