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About Chhanua Village

Chhanua is a small village in Kotulpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 437, made up of 224 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhanua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhanua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Kotulpur
Pincode 722141
Area (hectares) 56.33 hectares
Population 437
Male Population 224
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Chhanua compares

By the 2011 count Chhanua is the 110th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,098 residents. Its 56.33 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Chhanua

Chhanua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhanua 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 Chak Nayan, Chakchil, Chandi Pur and Chatra Krishna Nagar. 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 Chhanua

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhanua village had a population of 437. That makes it the 110th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,098 residents.

Chhanua village has 224 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhanua has about 951 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 949.

The pincode recorded for Chhanua is 722141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhanua covers 56.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhanua falls under Kotulpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chhanua 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 Chhanua.

Chhanua is in Kotulpur 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 Chhanua today is likely to be higher.

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