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About Chengmari Village

Chengmari is a large village in Maynaguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,713, made up of 1,391 males and 1,322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735219, 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 Maynaguri
Pincode 735219
Area (hectares) 493.2 hectares
Population 2,713
Male Population 1,391
Female Population 1,322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Chengmari compares

By the 2011 count Chengmari is the 51st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,684 residents. Its 493.2 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 933.

Getting to Chengmari

Chengmari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chengmari 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 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 Maynaguri 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 Maynaguri 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 Chengmari

As per the Census of India 2011, Chengmari village had a population of 2,713. That makes it the 51st largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,684 residents.

Chengmari village has 1,391 males and 1,322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chengmari has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Chengmari is 735219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chengmari covers 493.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chengmari falls under Maynaguri 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance 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 Maynaguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district. Lataguri is about 10 km away. Maynaguri 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.

The closest recorded villages are Sisuabari (7.7 km), Dakshin Baragila (8.6 km) and Dakshin Kalamati (8.6 km).

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

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