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About Chandrikala Punja Village

Chandrikala Punja is a small village in Contai III tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 171 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandrikala Punja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandrikala Punja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Contai III
Pincode 721449
Area (hectares) 43.36 hectares
Population 345
Male Population 171
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
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 Chandrikala Punja compares

By the 2011 count Chandrikala Punja is the 128th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 951 residents. Its 43.36 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Chandrikala Punja

Chandrikala Punja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandrikala Punja 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 Bidhubahiri, Bilashpur, Brahman Chak and Canalblock. 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 Chandrikala Punja

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandrikala Punja village had a population of 345. That makes it the 128th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 951 residents.

Chandrikala Punja village has 171 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandrikala Punja has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Chandrikala Punja is 721449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandrikala Punja covers 43.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandrikala Punja falls under Contai III tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chandrikala Punja 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 Chandrikala Punja.

Chandrikala Punja is in Contai III tehsil of Purba 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 Chandrikala Punja today is likely to be higher.

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