About Chuna Village

Chuna is a mid sized village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,044, made up of 545 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chuna village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Puruliya
Tehsil	Kashipur
Pincode	723126
Area (hectares)	389.31 hectares
Population	1,044
Male Population	545
Female Population	499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chuna compares

By the 2011 count Chuna is the 57th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 389.31 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Chuna

Chuna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chuna as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chuna from other places

Chuna lies about 27 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Anara, about 8.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chuna
Tehsil headquarters	Kashipur	6.1 km
Nearest railway station	Anara	8.6 km
Nearest town	Adra	11 km
District headquarters	Puruliya	27 km

Villages closest to Chuna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kashipur tehsil.

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.

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Common questions about Chuna

As per the Census of India 2011, Chuna village had a population of 1,044. That makes it the 57th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Chuna village has 545 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chuna has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 972.

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

Chuna covers 389.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chuna falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chuna is Anara, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Chuna is about 27 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chuna is in Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district. Kashipur is about 6.1 km away. Anara is about 8.6 km away. Adra is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.