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About Chowghara Village

Chowghara is a small village in Chhatna tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 168 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chowghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chowghara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Chhatna
Pincode 722132
Area (hectares) 68.83 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 168
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chowghara compares

By the 2011 count Chowghara is the 197th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 685 residents. Its 68.83 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, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Chowghara

Chowghara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chowghara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chhata Pathar, Chhata Tala, Chholagara and Chhopania. 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 Chowghara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chowghara village had a population of 335. That makes it the 197th largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 685 residents.

Chowghara village has 168 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chowghara has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 972.

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

Chowghara covers 68.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chowghara falls under Chhatna tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chowghara notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chowghara.

Chowghara is in Chhatna 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 Chowghara today is likely to be higher.

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