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About Chua Village

Chua is a mid sized village in Kanksa tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 671, made up of 357 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Kanksa
Pincode 713212
Area (hectares) 248.88 hectares
Population 671
Male Population 357
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
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 Chua compares

By the 2011 count Chua is the 47th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 248.88 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Chua

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

How far is Chua from other places

Chua lies about 94 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Kunuri, about 16 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 Chua
Nearest town Siuri 15 km
Nearest railway station Kunuri 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanksa 17 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 94 km

Villages closest to Chua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kanksa 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 Chua

As per the Census of India 2011, Chua village had a population of 671. That makes it the 47th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Chua village has 357 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chua has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Chua is 713212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chua covers 248.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chua falls under Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chua is Kunuri, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Chua.

Chua is about 94 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chua is in Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district. Siuri is about 15 km away. Kunuri is about 16 km away. Kanksa is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotalpukur (2.1 km), Bistupur (2.2 km) and Chak Bishnupur (2.2 km).

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

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