About Chiara Village

Chiara is a mid sized village in Panskura tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 631, made up of 333 males and 298 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chiara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Panskura
Pincode	721139
Area (hectares)	61.88 hectares
Population	631
Male Population	333
Female Population	298
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
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 Chiara compares

By the 2011 count Chiara is the 155th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 61.88 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Chiara

Chiara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chiara 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chiara from other places

Chiara lies about 38 km from Purba Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Raghunathbari, about 1.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chiara
Nearest railway station	Raghunathbari	1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Panskura	9.5 km
Nearest town	Tamlūk	15 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	38 km

Villages closest to Chiara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Panskura tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Chiara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiara village had a population of 631. That makes it the 155th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Chiara village has 333 males and 298 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiara has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Chiara is 721139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chiara covers 61.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chiara falls under Panskura tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chiara is Raghunathbari, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Chiara.

Chiara is about 38 km from Purba Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiara is in Panskura tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Raghunathbari is about 1.5 km away. Panskura is about 9.5 km away. Tamlūk is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.