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About Chorgali Village

Chorgali 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 680, made up of 345 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chorgali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chorgali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda II
Pincode 723213
Area (hectares) 203.11 hectares
Population 680
Male Population 345
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chorgali compares

By the 2011 count Chorgali is the 72nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents. Its 203.11 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Chorgali

Chorgali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chorgali 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 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chirugara, Chiruhatu, Chitahi and Chitarpur Alias Kokarkhap. 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 Chorgali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chorgali village had a population of 680. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,153 residents.

Chorgali village has 345 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chorgali has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

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

Chorgali covers 203.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Chorgali notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Chorgali.

Chorgali 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 Chorgali today is likely to be higher.

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