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About Chirugara Village

Chirugara is a mid sized village in Jhalda II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 622, made up of 328 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chirugara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirugara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda II
Pincode 723213
Area (hectares) 102.62 hectares
Population 622
Male Population 328
Female Population 294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chirugara compares

By the 2011 count Chirugara is the 77th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 102.62 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Chirugara

Chirugara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chirugara 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chatrani, Chayadi, Chekya and Chhota Hankol. 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 Chirugara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirugara village had a population of 622. That makes it the 77th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Chirugara village has 328 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirugara has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Chirugara is 723213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chirugara covers 102.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chirugara falls under Jhalda II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chirugara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Chirugara.

Chirugara is in Jhalda II 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 Chirugara today is likely to be higher.

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