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About Chingra Village

Chingra is a mid sized village in Gopiballavpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 285 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 632.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chingra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chingra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Gopiballavpur II
Pincode 721517
Area (hectares) 632.95 hectares
Population 559
Male Population 285
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chingra compares

By the 2011 count Chingra is the 62nd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 632.95 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Chingra

Chingra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chingra as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Chhatina, Chhota Asanbani, Chhota Jamsol and Chhota Kharbandhi. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chingra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chingra village had a population of 559. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Chingra village has 285 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chingra has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Chingra is 721517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chingra covers 632.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chingra falls under Gopiballavpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chingra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chingra.

Chingra is in Gopiballavpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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