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About Cheyama Village

Cheyama is one of the larger villages in Raghunathpur II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,413, made up of 3,809 males and 3,604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 698.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cheyama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cheyama village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Raghunathpur II
Pincode 723158
Area (hectares) 698.64 hectares
Population 7,413
Male Population 3,809
Female Population 3,604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Cheyama compares

By the 2011 count Cheyama is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 698.64 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Cheyama

Cheyama 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 Cheyama 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 village. The nearest villages by name are Chakbad, Chandra, Changuri and Charanbandh. 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 Cheyama

As per the Census of India 2011, Cheyama village had a population of 7,413. 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 1,198 residents.

Cheyama village has 3,809 males and 3,604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cheyama has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Cheyama is 723158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cheyama covers 698.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Cheyama falls under Raghunathpur II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Cheyama 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 5 - 10 km distance for Cheyama.

Cheyama is in Raghunathpur 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 Cheyama today is likely to be higher.

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