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About Paschim Chengmari Village

Paschim Chengmari is a large village in Kumargram tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,110, made up of 1,591 males and 1,519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 570.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Chengmari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Chengmari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Kumargram
Pincode 736203
Area (hectares) 570.4 hectares
Population 3,110
Male Population 1,591
Female Population 1,519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paschim Chengmari compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Chengmari is the 25th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents. Its 570.4 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 Paschim Chengmari

Paschim Chengmari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paschim Chengmari as Available within 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 Paschim Chengmari from other places

Paschim Chengmari lies about 16 km from Jalpaiguri, and the nearest railway station is Lataguri, about 9.2 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 Paschim Chengmari
Nearest railway station Lataguri 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumargram 16 km
District headquarters Jalpaiguri 16 km
Nearest town Jalpāiguri 16 km

Villages closest to Paschim 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.

Common questions about Paschim Chengmari

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Chengmari village had a population of 3,110. That makes it the 25th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents.

Paschim Chengmari village has 1,591 males and 1,519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Chengmari has about 955 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 Paschim Chengmari is 736203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paschim Chengmari covers 570.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Paschim Chengmari is Lataguri, about 9.2 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 - 10 km distance for Paschim Chengmari.

Paschim Chengmari is about 16 km from Jalpaiguri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paschim Chengmari is in Kumargram tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Lataguri is about 9.2 km away. Kumargram is about 16 km away. Jalpaiguri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dakshin Chengmari (under 2 km), Chengmari (2.7 km) and Dhantali (4.5 km).

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

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