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About Chenchura Village

Chenchura is a mid sized village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,671, made up of 856 males and 815 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chenchura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chenchura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Pincode 721260
Area (hectares) 108.31 hectares
Population 1,671
Male Population 856
Female Population 815
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Chenchura compares

By the 2011 count Chenchura is the 30th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 108.31 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Chenchura

Chenchura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chenchura 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 Charka, Chathla, Chatla and Chauki Ghata. 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 Chenchura

As per the Census of India 2011, Chenchura village had a population of 1,671. That makes it the 30th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Chenchura village has 856 males and 815 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chenchura has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Chenchura is 721260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chenchura covers 108.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chenchura falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chenchura 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 Chenchura.

Chenchura is in Keshpur 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 Chenchura today is likely to be higher.

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