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About Chirkunya Village

Chirkunya is a mid sized village in Narayangarh tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 341 males and 326 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chirkunya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirkunya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Narayangarh
Pincode 721437
Area (hectares) 135.19 hectares
Population 667
Male Population 341
Female Population 326
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 Chirkunya compares

By the 2011 count Chirkunya is the 130th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 618 residents. Its 135.19 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Chirkunya

Chirkunya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chirkunya 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. The nearest villages by name are Chaul Kundi, Chenga, Chengutia and Chhatrishbete. 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 Chirkunya

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirkunya village had a population of 667. That makes it the 130th largest of the 446 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 618 residents.

Chirkunya village has 341 males and 326 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirkunya has about 956 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 977.

The pincode recorded for Chirkunya is 721437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chirkunya covers 135.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chirkunya falls under Narayangarh tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chirkunya notes the nearest railway station 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 Chirkunya.

Chirkunya is in Narayangarh 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 Chirkunya today is likely to be higher.

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