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About Chingra Village

Chingra is a mid sized village in Sarenga tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,949, made up of 974 males and 975 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722150, 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 Sarenga
Pincode 722150
Area (hectares) 254.95 hectares
Population 1,949
Male Population 974
Female Population 975
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chingra compares

By the 2011 count Chingra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 254.95 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Chingra

Chingra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chingra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chhota Sarenga, Chhotaamlatara, Chhotagarra and Chhotajamabedya. 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 1,949. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Chingra village has 974 males and 975 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chingra has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Chingra is 722150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chingra covers 254.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chingra falls under Sarenga 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chingra.

Chingra 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 Chingra today is likely to be higher.

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