Chekya Town Population - Puruliya, West Bengal

Chekya (CT) is a Town and Census Town located in Jhalda - II Taluk of Puruliya district in West Bengal. Chekya city has 1298 housholds and town is divided into 1 wards. Chekya city elections are held of every 5 years to elect representative of each ward.

As per the Census India 2011, Chekya city has population of 6347 of which 3242 are males and 3105 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 917 which is 14.45% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Chekya city is around 958 compared to 950 which is average of West Bengal state. The literacy rate of Chekya city is 47.8% out of which 56.88% males are literate and 38.33% females are literate. There are 46.57% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1.21% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Chekya city.

List of Wards in Chekya

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WardPopulationLiteracySex-ratio
Chekya (CT) WARD NO.-0001599546.54%953

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Chekya Population Facts

Number of Households1298
Population6347
Male Population3242 (51.08%)
Female Population3105 (48.92%)
Children Population917
Sex-ratio958
Literacy47.8%
Male Literacy56.88%
Female Literacy38.33%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %1.21%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %46.57%

Map of Chekya, Puruliya, West Bengal