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About Chinchurah Village

Chinchurah is a mid sized village in Chinsurah Magra tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,294, made up of 655 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chinchurah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chinchurah village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Chinsurah Magra
Pincode 712102
Area (hectares) 107 hectares
Population 1,294
Male Population 655
Female Population 639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chinchurah compares

By the 2011 count Chinchurah is the 28th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Chinchurah

Chinchurah is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chinchurah as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chinchurah from other places

Chinchurah lies about under 2 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Hooghly Ghat, about under 2 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 Chinchurah
Nearest railway station Hooghly Ghat under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chinsurah Magra under 2 km
District headquarters Hugli under 2 km

Villages closest to Chinchurah

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chinsurah Magra 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 Chinchurah

As per the Census of India 2011, Chinchurah village had a population of 1,294. That makes it the 28th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Chinchurah village has 655 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chinchurah has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Chinchurah is 712102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chinchurah covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chinchurah falls under Chinsurah Magra tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chinchurah is Hooghly Ghat, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chinchurah.

Chinchurah is about under 2 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chinchurah is in Chinsurah Magra tehsil of Hugli district. Hooghly Ghat is about under 2 km away. Chinsurah Magra is about under 2 km away. Hugli is about under 2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Chandannagar (4.5 km), Debanandapur (4.6 km) and Kanagar (4.8 km).

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

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