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About Chirka Village

Chirka is a large village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,398, made up of 1,241 males and 1,157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 368.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chirka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirka village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723103
Area (hectares) 368.67 hectares
Population 2,398
Male Population 1,241
Female Population 1,157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chirka compares

By the 2011 count Chirka is the 21st largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 368.67 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Chirka

The census records public bus service for Chirka 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chakaltor, Chakda, Chakra and Chandradi. 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 Chirka

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirka village had a population of 2,398. That makes it the 21st largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Chirka village has 1,241 males and 1,157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirka has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Chirka is 723103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chirka covers 368.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chirka falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

Chirka is in Purulia 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 Chirka today is likely to be higher.

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