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About Bara Chenga Village

Bara Chenga is a mid sized village in Mirik tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,880, made up of 962 males and 918 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Chenga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Chenga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Mirik
Pincode 734423
Area (hectares) 310.8 hectares
Population 1,880
Male Population 962
Female Population 918
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bara Chenga compares

By the 2011 count Bara Chenga is the 12th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,208 residents. Its 310.8 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Bara Chenga

Bara Chenga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Bara Chenga as Available within 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 Bukim Tea Garden, Lohagar Forest, Lohagar Tea Garden and Manjha Fst. 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 Bara Chenga

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Chenga village had a population of 1,880. That makes it the 12th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,208 residents.

Bara Chenga village has 962 males and 918 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Chenga has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Bara Chenga is 734423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Chenga covers 310.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Chenga falls under Mirik tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

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

Bara Chenga is in Mirik 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 Bara Chenga today is likely to be higher.

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