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About Cherapara Village

Cherapara is a small village in Kushmundi tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 145 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cherapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cherapara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Kushmundi
Pincode 733132
Area (hectares) 77.82 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 145
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,076
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Cherapara compares

By the 2011 count Cherapara is the 197th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 872 residents. Its 77.82 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Cherapara

Cherapara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Cherapara as Available within <5 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 Chandpur, Chapahat Bairhatha, Chapapara and Chapra. 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 Cherapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Cherapara village had a population of 301. That makes it the 197th largest of the 228 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 872 residents.

Cherapara village has 145 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cherapara has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Cherapara is 733132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cherapara covers 77.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Cherapara falls under Kushmundi tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Cherapara notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Cherapara.

Cherapara is in Kushmundi 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 Cherapara today is likely to be higher.

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