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About Chhota Jharia Village

Chhota Jharia is a mid sized village in Nayagram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,047, made up of 536 males and 511 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721159, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhota Jharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhota Jharia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Nayagram
Pincode 721159
Area (hectares) 66.75 hectares
Population 1,047
Male Population 536
Female Population 511
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Jharia compares

By the 2011 count Chhota Jharia is the 26th largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 66.75 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Chhota Jharia

Chhota Jharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhota Jharia 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 Chandal Bandh, Chandra Rekha, Chandua and Char Pada. 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 Jharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhota Jharia village had a population of 1,047. That makes it the 26th largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Chhota Jharia village has 536 males and 511 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhota Jharia has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Chhota Jharia is 721159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhota Jharia covers 66.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chhota Jharia falls under Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chhota Jharia 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 Jharia.

Chhota Jharia is in Nayagram 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 Jharia today is likely to be higher.

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