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About Chherua Village

Chherua is a large village in Midnapore tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,386, made up of 1,213 males and 1,173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chherua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chherua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Midnapore
Pincode 721305
Area (hectares) 71.49 hectares
Population 2,386
Male Population 1,213
Female Population 1,173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chherua compares

By the 2011 count Chherua is the 19th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 831 residents. Its 71.49 hectares work out to about 33 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 973.

Getting to Chherua

Chherua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chherua as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chandra, Chanpasol, Chaulpura and Chhaladan. 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 Chherua

As per the Census of India 2011, Chherua village had a population of 2,386. That makes it the 19th largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 831 residents.

Chherua village has 1,213 males and 1,173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chherua has about 967 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 973.

The pincode recorded for Chherua is 721305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chherua covers 71.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chherua falls under Midnapore tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Chherua is in Midnapore 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 Chherua today is likely to be higher.

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