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About Chhara Dighi Village

Chhara Dighi is a mid sized village in Potashpur I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 752, made up of 388 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhara Dighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhara Dighi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Potashpur I
Pincode 721439
Area (hectares) 108.8 hectares
Population 752
Male Population 388
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
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 Chhara Dighi compares

By the 2011 count Chhara Dighi is the 75th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents. Its 108.8 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Chhara Dighi

Chhara Dighi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhara Dighi 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 Chak Sadarja, Chak Sagar, Chakdebi and Chakjogi. 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 Chhara Dighi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhara Dighi village had a population of 752. That makes it the 75th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,227 residents.

Chhara Dighi village has 388 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhara Dighi has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Chhara Dighi is 721439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhara Dighi covers 108.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhara Dighi falls under Potashpur I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chhara Dighi 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 Chhara Dighi.

Chhara Dighi is in Potashpur I 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 Chhara Dighi today is likely to be higher.

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