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About Chhoto Ganja Village

Chhoto Ganja is a mid sized village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 622, made up of 302 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhoto Ganja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhoto Ganja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723202
Area (hectares) 113.7 hectares
Population 622
Male Population 302
Female Population 320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
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 Chhoto Ganja compares

By the 2011 count Chhoto Ganja is the 80th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 113.7 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Chhoto Ganja

Chhoto Ganja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhoto Ganja 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 Chandamosina, Chatumghutu, Chaupad and Chhota Phuhara. 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 Chhoto Ganja

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhoto Ganja village had a population of 622. That makes it the 80th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Chhoto Ganja village has 302 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhoto Ganja has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Chhoto Ganja is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhoto Ganja covers 113.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhoto Ganja falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chhoto Ganja 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 Chhoto Ganja.

Chhoto Ganja is in Jhalda I 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 Chhoto Ganja today is likely to be higher.

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