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About Chunpuri Village

Chunpuri is a small village in Canning II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 225, made up of 123 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743376, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chunpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chunpuri village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning II
Pincode 743376
Area (hectares) 121.7 hectares
Population 225
Male Population 123
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chunpuri compares

By the 2011 count Chunpuri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents. Its 121.7 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Chunpuri

Chunpuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chunpuri as Available within 10+ 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chunpuri from other places

Chunpuri lies about 34 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Matla Halt, about 4.1 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 Chunpuri
Nearest railway station Matla Halt 4.1 km
Nearest town Canning 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Canning II 34 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 34 km

Villages closest to Chunpuri

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

Common questions about Chunpuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Chunpuri village had a population of 225. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents.

Chunpuri village has 123 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chunpuri has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Chunpuri is 743376. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chunpuri covers 121.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chunpuri falls under Canning II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chunpuri is Matla Halt, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Chunpuri is about 34 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chunpuri is in Canning II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Matla Halt is about 4.1 km away. Canning is about 5.4 km away. Canning II is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tambul Daha (under 2 km), Chelikati (under 2 km) and Bibir Abad (2.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chunpuri today is likely to be higher.

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