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About Chhota Turigram Village

Chhota Turigram is a large village in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,976, made up of 2,047 males and 1,929 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhota Turigram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhota Turigram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mayureswar II
Pincode 731213
Area (hectares) 175.93 hectares
Population 3,976
Male Population 2,047
Female Population 1,929
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhota Turigram compares

By the 2011 count Chhota Turigram is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 175.93 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Chhota Turigram

Chhota Turigram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhota Turigram as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chhota Turigram from other places

Chhota Turigram lies about 20 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Mallarpur, about 14 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 Chhota Turigram
Nearest railway station Mallarpur 14 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayureswar II 20 km
District headquarters Birbhum 20 km

Villages closest to Chhota Turigram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar II 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 Chhota Turigram

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhota Turigram village had a population of 3,976. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Chhota Turigram village has 2,047 males and 1,929 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhota Turigram has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Chhota Turigram is 731213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhota Turigram covers 175.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chhota Turigram falls under Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chhota Turigram is Mallarpur, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhota Turigram.

Chhota Turigram is about 20 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhota Turigram is in Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district. Mallarpur is about 14 km away. Rampur Hat is about 17 km away. Mayureswar II is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nima (5.8 km), Kasipur (5.9 km) and Mathbahara (7.4 km).

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

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