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About Swargachhira Village

Swargachhira is a mid sized village in Jamboni tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 527, made up of 271 males and 256 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Swargachhira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Swargachhira village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jamboni
Pincode 721505
Area (hectares) 51.3 hectares
Population 527
Male Population 271
Female Population 256
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Swargachhira compares

By the 2011 count Swargachhira is the 58th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 405 residents. Its 51.3 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Swargachhira

Swargachhira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Swargachhira as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Swargachhira from other places

Swargachhira lies about 67 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Kanimahuli, about 17 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 Swargachhira
Tehsil headquarters Jamboni 16 km
Nearest railway station Kanimahuli 17 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 23 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 67 km

Villages closest to Swargachhira

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.

Common questions about Swargachhira

As per the Census of India 2011, Swargachhira village had a population of 527. That makes it the 58th largest of the 269 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 405 residents.

Swargachhira village has 271 males and 256 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Swargachhira has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Swargachhira is 721505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Swargachhira covers 51.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Swargachhira is Kanimahuli, about 17 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Swargachhira.

Swargachhira is about 67 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Swargachhira is in Jamboni tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Jamboni is about 16 km away. Kanimahuli is about 17 km away. Jhārgrām is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamjurki (under 2 km), Bankra (3.2 km) and Ladhanbani (3.6 km).

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

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