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About Chegra Khasmahal Village

Chegra Khasmahal is a mid sized village in Rangli Rangliot tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,010, made up of 536 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 367.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chegra Khasmahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chegra Khasmahal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Darjiling
Tehsil Rangli Rangliot
Pincode 734312
Area (hectares) 367.05 hectares
Population 1,010
Male Population 536
Female Population 474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chegra Khasmahal compares

By the 2011 count Chegra Khasmahal is the 20th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,418 residents. Its 367.05 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Chegra Khasmahal

Chegra Khasmahal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chegra Khasmahal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chegra Khasmahal from other places

Chegra Khasmahal lies about 14 km from Darjiling, and the nearest railway station is Darjeeling, 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 Chegra Khasmahal
Tehsil headquarters Rangli Rangliot 4.7 km
District headquarters Darjiling 14 km
Nearest town Dārjiling 14 km
Nearest railway station Darjeeling 14 km

Villages closest to Chegra Khasmahal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rangli Rangliot 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 Chegra Khasmahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chegra Khasmahal village had a population of 1,010. That makes it the 20th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,418 residents.

Chegra Khasmahal village has 536 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chegra Khasmahal has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Chegra Khasmahal is 734312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chegra Khasmahal covers 367.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chegra Khasmahal falls under Rangli Rangliot tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chegra Khasmahal is Darjeeling, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chegra Khasmahal.

Chegra Khasmahal is about 14 km from Darjiling in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chegra Khasmahal is in Rangli Rangliot tehsil of Darjiling district. Rangli Rangliot is about 4.7 km away. Darjiling is about 14 km away. Dārjiling is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Soriang Khasmahal (1.6 km), Takling Khasmahal (2.2 km) and Chhota Mungwa (2.6 km).

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

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