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About Chamkura Village

Chamkura is a small village in Sarenga tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 18 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722160, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamkura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamkura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Sarenga
Pincode 722160
Area (hectares) 43.05 hectares
Population 36
Male Population 18
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Chamkura compares

By the 2011 count Chamkura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 43.05 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Chamkura

Chamkura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chamkura 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 Bhangadali, Bhangadeuli, Bikrampur and Botha. 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 Chamkura

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamkura village had a population of 36. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Chamkura village has 18 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamkura has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Chamkura is 722160. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamkura covers 43.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chamkura falls under Sarenga tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chamkura 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 Chamkura.

Chamkura is in Sarenga 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 Chamkura today is likely to be higher.

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