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About Chanora Village

Chanora is a small village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 137 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanora village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 75.7 hectares
Population 286
Male Population 137
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
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 Chanora compares

By the 2011 count Chanora is the 99th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 75.7 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Chanora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanora village had a population of 286. That makes it the 99th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Chanora village has 137 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanora has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

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

Chanora covers 75.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Chanora 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 Chanora.

Chanora 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 Chanora today is likely to be higher.

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