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About Chhora Village

Chhora is a large village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,311, made up of 1,153 males and 1,158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhora village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Rampurhat I
Pincode 731224
Area (hectares) 425.01 hectares
Population 2,311
Male Population 1,153
Female Population 1,158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhora compares

By the 2011 count Chhora is the 31st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 425.01 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Chhora

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

Chhora lies about 7.9 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Adalpahari, about 1.9 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 Chhora
Nearest railway station Adalpahari 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Rampurhat I 7.9 km
District headquarters Birbhum 7.9 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 8.9 km

Villages closest to Chhora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampurhat I 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 Chhora

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhora village had a population of 2,311. That makes it the 31st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Chhora village has 1,153 males and 1,158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhora has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Chhora is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhora covers 425.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhora falls under Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chhora is Adalpahari, about 1.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhora.

Chhora is about 7.9 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhora is in Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Adalpahari is about 1.9 km away. Rampurhat I is about 7.9 km away. Birbhum is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balia Mrityunjoypur (under 2 km), Asanjola (1.6 km) and Kanaipur (2.1 km).

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

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