Chinchuria is a census town in the Jamuria CD block in the Asansol Sadar subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Chinchuria | |
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Census Town | |
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Coordinates: 23.71219°N 87.188974°E / 23.71219; 87.188974 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | West Bengal |
District | Paschim Bardhaman |
Area | |
• Total | 7.5333 km2 (2.9086 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,617 |
• Density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
Languages* | |
• Official | Bengali, Hindi, English |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 713378 |
Telephone code | 0341 |
Vehicle registration | WB |
Lok Sabha constituency | Asansol |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jamuria |
Website | bardhaman |
Chinchuria is located at 23.71219°N 87.188974°E / 23.71219; 87.188974
According to the 2011 census, 83.33% of the population of Asansol Sadar subdivision was urban and 16.67% was rural.[1] In 2015, the municipal areas of Kulti, Raniganj and Jamuria were included within the jurisdiction of Asansol Municipal Corporation.[2] Asansol Sadar subdivision has 26 (+1 partly) Census Towns.(partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).
According to the 2011 Census of India, Chinchuria had a total population of 6,617 of which 3,458 (52%) were males and 3,159 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 691. The total number of literate persons in Chinchuria was 4,525 (76.36% of the population over 6 years).[3]
*For language details see Jamuria (community development block)#Language and religion
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Chinchuria covered an area of 7.5333 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 3 km roads with both open and covered drains, the protected water supply involved service reservoir, overhead tank, uncovered wells. It had 1,000 domestic electric connections. Among the medical facilities it had 2 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 2 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school, the nearest general degree college at Khandra 15 km away. Among the social, cultural and recreational facilities were 1 auditorium/ community hall, 1 public library, 1 reading room. Among the important commodities it manufactured were pottery, black smith and carpentry materials.[4]
As per ECL website telephone numbers, operational collieries in the Kenda Area of Eastern Coalfields in 2018 are: Bahula Colliery, Chora Block Incline, CI Jambad Colliery, Chora OCP, Haripur Colliery, Lower Kenda Colliery, New Kenda Colliery, Siduli Colliery, SK OCP, West Kenda OCP.[5]
In Sonpur Bazari project located nearby, Seam R-IV is also referred to as Chinchuria seam.[6]
Chinchuria has there primary and one higher secondary schools - Chinchuria Upendranath High School.[7]
Chinchuria Upendranath High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1965. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.[8]
Khaskenda Saraswati Sishu Mandir (KKSSM) School is an English/Bengali medium coeducational institution established in 2011. It has facilities for teaching from Play to class V. https://kkssm.business.site/
There is a primary health centre at Chinchuria, with 6 beds.[9]
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