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About Chinra Village

Chinra is one of the larger villages in Khanakul II tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,924, made up of 6,682 males and 6,242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 915.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chinra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chinra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Khanakul II
Pincode 712416
Area (hectares) 915.01 hectares
Population 12,924
Male Population 6,682
Female Population 6,242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chinra compares

By the 2011 count Chinra is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,553 residents. Its 915.01 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Chinra

Chinra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chinra as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chinra from other places

Chinra 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 Chinra
Nearest railway station Hooghly Ghat 1.9 km
Nearest town Naihāti 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanakul II 2.3 km
District headquarters Hugli 2.3 km

Villages closest to Chinra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khanakul II 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 Chinra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chinra village had a population of 12,924. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,553 residents.

Chinra village has 6,682 males and 6,242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chinra has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Chinra is 712416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chinra covers 915.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chinra falls under Khanakul II tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chinra 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chinra.

Chinra 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Khantara (2.4 km), Chanpanagari (4.1 km) and Ramchandrapur (8.1 km).

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

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