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About Chhota Gahira Village

Chhota Gahira is a small village in Jhargram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 493, made up of 230 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhota Gahira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhota Gahira village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Jhargram
Pincode 721507
Area (hectares) 90.24 hectares
Population 493
Male Population 230
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhota Gahira compares

By the 2011 count Chhota Gahira is the 105th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 358 residents. Its 90.24 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Chhota Gahira

Chhota Gahira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhota Gahira as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Chhota Banpura, Chhota Basudebpur, Chhota Chuyasuli and Chhota Didiha. 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 Chhota Gahira

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhota Gahira village had a population of 493. That makes it the 105th largest of the 442 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 358 residents.

Chhota Gahira village has 230 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhota Gahira has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

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

Chhota Gahira covers 90.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhota Gahira falls under Jhargram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chhota Gahira notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Chhota Gahira.

Chhota Gahira is in Jhargram 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 Chhota Gahira today is likely to be higher.

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