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About Chechra Village

Chechra is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,731, made up of 921 males and 810 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chechra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chechra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 250.16 hectares
Population 1,731
Male Population 921
Female Population 810
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
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 Chechra compares

By the 2011 count Chechra is the 31st largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 250.16 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Chechra

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

Chechra lies about 150 km from Dakshin Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Swadinpur, 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 Chechra
Tehsil headquarters Tapan 11 km
Nearest railway station Swadinpur 14 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 15 km
District headquarters Dakshin Dinajpur 150 km

Villages closest to Chechra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chechra village had a population of 1,731. That makes it the 31st largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Chechra village has 921 males and 810 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chechra has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Chechra is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chechra covers 250.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chechra falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chechra is Swadinpur, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chechra.

Chechra is about 150 km from Dakshin Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chechra is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district. Tapan is about 11 km away. Swadinpur is about 14 km away. Rampur Hat is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampara Chenchra (under 2 km), Hazrabari (2.0 km) and Hazratpur Arazi (2.0 km).

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

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