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About Chingra Village

Chingra is a small village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 341, made up of 176 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733153, 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 Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733153
Area (hectares) 52.44 hectares
Population 341
Male Population 176
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chingra compares

By the 2011 count Chingra is the 209th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 52.44 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Chingra

Chingra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chingra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chhiashi, Chhoto Raghunathpur, Chiknaikuri and Chilimbad. 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 341. That makes it the 209th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Chingra village has 176 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chingra has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Chingra is 733153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chingra covers 52.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chingra falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chingra.

Chingra is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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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