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About Challa Village

Challa is a small village in Manbazar I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 364, made up of 199 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Challa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Challa village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar I
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 51.02 hectares
Population 364
Male Population 199
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
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 Challa compares

By the 2011 count Challa is the 126th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 665 residents. Its 51.02 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Challa

Challa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Challa 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 Bukthela, Burisahar, Chak Mahuldanga and Chak Manushtupa. 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 Challa

As per the Census of India 2011, Challa village had a population of 364. That makes it the 126th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 665 residents.

Challa village has 199 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Challa has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Challa is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Challa covers 51.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Challa falls under Manbazar I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Challa 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 Challa.

Challa is in Manbazar 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 Challa today is likely to be higher.

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