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About Chinchura Village

Chinchura 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 687, made up of 346 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chinchura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chinchura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Bankura I
Pincode 722132
Area (hectares) 114.77 hectares
Population 687
Male Population 346
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chinchura compares

By the 2011 count Chinchura is the 55th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 786 residents. Its 114.77 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Chinchura

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

How far is Chinchura from other places

Chinchura lies about 4.4 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Bankura Jn., about 3.4 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 Chinchura
Nearest railway station Bankura Jn. 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Bankura I 4.4 km
District headquarters Bankura 4.4 km
Nearest town Bānkura 4.4 km

Villages closest to Chinchura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bankura I 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 Chinchura

As per the Census of India 2011, Chinchura village had a population of 687. That makes it the 55th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 786 residents.

Chinchura village has 346 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chinchura has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Chinchura is 722132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chinchura covers 114.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chinchura is Bankura Jn., about 3.4 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chinchura.

Chinchura is about 4.4 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chinchura is in Bankura I tehsil of Bankura district. Bankura Jn. is about 3.4 km away. Bankura I is about 4.4 km away. Bankura is about 4.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaldanga (2.2 km), Nayabadi (11 km) and Chhatar Dihi (17 km).

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

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