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About Chhayghara Village

Chhayghara is a large village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,001, made up of 983 males and 1,018 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhayghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhayghara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733128
Area (hectares) 164.08 hectares
Population 2,001
Male Population 983
Female Population 1,018
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhayghara compares

By the 2011 count Chhayghara is the 47th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 164.08 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Chhayghara

Chhayghara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhayghara as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhayghara from other places

Chhayghara lies about 70 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahanagar, about 9.8 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 Chhayghara
Nearest railway station Mahanagar 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Itahar 14 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 33 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 70 km

Villages closest to Chhayghara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Itahar 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 Chhayghara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhayghara village had a population of 2,001. That makes it the 47th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Chhayghara village has 983 males and 1,018 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhayghara has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Chhayghara is 733128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhayghara covers 164.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhayghara falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Chhayghara is Mahanagar, about 9.8 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhayghara.

Chhayghara is about 70 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhayghara is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Mahanagar is about 9.8 km away. Itahar is about 14 km away. Rāiganj is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kochpara (under 2 km), Bara Kundana (3.2 km) and Khesra (4.2 km).

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

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