About Chichra Village

Chichra is a large village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,116, made up of 1,597 males and 1,519 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chichra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chichra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Jamboni
Pincode	721507
Area (hectares)	78.53 hectares
Population	3,116
Male Population	1,597
Female Population	1,519
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chichra compares

By the 2011 count Chichra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 78.53 hectares work out to about 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Chichra

Chichra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chichra as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chichra from other places

Chichra lies about 60 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Khatkura, about 19 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 Chichra
Tehsil headquarters	Jamboni	15 km
Nearest railway station	Khatkura	19 km
Nearest town	Jhārgrām	20 km
District headquarters	Paschim Medinipur	60 km

Villages closest to Chichra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chichra village had a population of 3,116. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Chichra village has 1,597 males and 1,519 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chichra has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Chichra is 721507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chichra covers 78.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 40 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chichra falls under Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chichra is Khatkura, about 19 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 village for Chichra.

Chichra is about 60 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chichra is in Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Jamboni is about 15 km away. Khatkura is about 19 km away. Jhārgrām is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.