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About Cheora Village

Cheora is a mid sized village in Diamond Harbour II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 963, made up of 513 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743368, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cheora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cheora village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour II
Pincode 743368
Area (hectares) 114.1 hectares
Population 963
Male Population 513
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Cheora compares

By the 2011 count Cheora is the 68th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents. Its 114.1 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Cheora

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

How far is Cheora from other places

Cheora lies about 23 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, about 6.8 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 Cheora
Nearest railway station Gurudas Nagar 6.8 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour II 23 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 23 km

Villages closest to Cheora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour 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 Cheora

As per the Census of India 2011, Cheora village had a population of 963. That makes it the 68th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,008 residents.

Cheora village has 513 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cheora has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Cheora is 743368. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cheora covers 114.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Cheora falls under Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Cheora is Gurudas Nagar, about 6.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Cheora.

Cheora is about 23 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.

Cheora is in Diamond Harbour II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gurudas Nagar is about 6.8 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 7.3 km away. Diamond Harbour II is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nabasan (under 2 km), Tapha (under 2 km) and Jhinga (under 2 km).

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

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