About Chenchua Village

Chenchua is a mid sized village in Dhaniakhali tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,594, made up of 800 males and 794 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chenchua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chenchua village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Dhaniakhali
Pincode	712402
Area (hectares)	128.52 hectares
Population	1,594
Male Population	800
Female Population	794
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chenchua compares

By the 2011 count Chenchua is the 61st largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 128.52 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 996.

Getting to Chenchua

Chenchua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chenchua as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chenchua from other places

Chenchua lies about 2.3 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Hooghly Ghat, about 1.9 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 Chenchua
Nearest railway station	Hooghly Ghat	1.9 km
Nearest town	Naihāti	2.0 km
District headquarters	Hugli	2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhaniakhali	32 km

Villages closest to Chenchua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhaniakhali 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.

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Common questions about Chenchua

As per the Census of India 2011, Chenchua village had a population of 1,594. That makes it the 61st largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Chenchua village has 800 males and 794 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chenchua has about 992 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 996.

The pincode recorded for Chenchua is 712402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chenchua covers 128.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chenchua falls under Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chenchua is Hooghly Ghat, about 1.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chenchua.

Chenchua is about 2.3 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chenchua is in Dhaniakhali tehsil of Hugli district. Hooghly Ghat is about 1.9 km away. Naihāti is about 2.0 km away. Hugli is about 2.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.