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About Chharra Village

Chharra is one of the larger villages in Purulia II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,131, made up of 3,163 males and 2,968 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1006.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723163, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chharra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chharra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia II
Pincode 723163
Area (hectares) 1006.06 hectares
Population 6,131
Male Population 3,163
Female Population 2,968
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chharra compares

By the 2011 count Chharra is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents. Its 1006.06 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Chharra

Chharra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chharra as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. The nearest villages by name are Chanchra, Chargali, Chepra and Chepri. 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 Chharra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chharra village had a population of 6,131. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,574 residents.

Chharra village has 3,163 males and 2,968 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chharra has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Chharra is 723163. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chharra covers 1006.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chharra falls under Purulia II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Chharra notes the nearest railway station as Available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chharra.

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

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