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About Churaman Village

Churaman is a mid sized village in Phansidewa tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 842, made up of 417 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734434, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Churaman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churaman village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Phansidewa
Pincode 734434
Area (hectares) 272.35 hectares
Population 842
Male Population 417
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Churaman compares

By the 2011 count Churaman is the 67th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 272.35 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Churaman

Churaman is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Churaman as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Budharugaon, Chaupukuria, Chhota Paikpara Arazi and Chhota Pathuram. 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 Churaman

As per the Census of India 2011, Churaman village had a population of 842. That makes it the 67th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Churaman village has 417 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churaman has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Churaman is 734434. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Churaman covers 272.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Churaman falls under Phansidewa tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Churaman notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Churaman.

Churaman is in Phansidewa 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 Churaman today is likely to be higher.

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