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About Chekarmari Village

Chekarmari is a mid sized village in Kharibari tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 876, made up of 454 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chekarmari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chekarmari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Kharibari
Pincode 734427
Area (hectares) 169.16 hectares
Population 876
Male Population 454
Female Population 422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chekarmari compares

By the 2011 count Chekarmari is the 39th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents. Its 169.16 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Chekarmari

Chekarmari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chekarmari as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhulka, Bilakshu, Budhsing and Buraganja. 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 Chekarmari

As per the Census of India 2011, Chekarmari village had a population of 876. That makes it the 39th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,334 residents.

Chekarmari village has 454 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chekarmari has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Chekarmari is 734427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chekarmari covers 169.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chekarmari falls under Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chekarmari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chekarmari.

Chekarmari is in Kharibari tehsil of Darjiling 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 Chekarmari today is likely to be higher.

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