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About Chaukunya Village

Chaukunya is a mid sized village in Para tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 868, made up of 450 males and 418 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaukunya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukunya village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Para
Pincode 723126
Area (hectares) 174.55 hectares
Population 868
Male Population 450
Female Population 418
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaukunya compares

By the 2011 count Chaukunya is the 72nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents. Its 174.55 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Chaukunya

Chaukunya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaukunya as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chalania, Chalka, Chapari and Charpatya. 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 Chaukunya

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukunya village had a population of 868. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,430 residents.

Chaukunya village has 450 males and 418 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukunya has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Chaukunya is 723126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaukunya covers 174.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaukunya falls under Para tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chaukunya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chaukunya.

Chaukunya is in Para 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 Chaukunya today is likely to be higher.

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