About Chengmari Village

Chengmari is a mid sized village in Kumargram tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,658, made up of 840 males and 818 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 391.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chengmari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chengmari village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Jalpaiguri
Tehsil	Kumargram
Pincode	736203
Area (hectares)	391.9 hectares
Population	1,658
Male Population	840
Female Population	818
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chengmari compares

By the 2011 count Chengmari is the 43rd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents. Its 391.9 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Chengmari

Chengmari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chengmari 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chengmari from other places

Chengmari lies about 18 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Lataguri, about 10 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 Chengmari
Nearest railway station	Lataguri	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kumargram	18 km
District headquarters	Jalpaiguri	18 km
Nearest town	Jalpāiguri	18 km

Villages closest to Chengmari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chengmari village had a population of 1,658. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents.

Chengmari village has 840 males and 818 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chengmari has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Chengmari is 736203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chengmari covers 391.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chengmari falls under Kumargram tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chengmari is Lataguri, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chengmari.

Chengmari is about 18 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chengmari is in Kumargram tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Lataguri is about 10 km away. Kumargram is about 18 km away. Jalpaiguri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.