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About Chalunia Village

Chalunia is a small village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 78, made up of 39 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalunia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalunia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 46.25 hectares
Population 78
Male Population 39
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Chalunia compares

By the 2011 count Chalunia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 46.25 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Chalunia

Chalunia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chalunia 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 Bhamragora, Bhasamkata, Bhogidi and Burhigora. 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 Chalunia

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalunia village had a population of 78. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Chalunia village has 39 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalunia has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Chalunia is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalunia covers 46.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chalunia falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chalunia 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 Chalunia.

Chalunia is in Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya 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 Chalunia today is likely to be higher.

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