Chekya

Chekya
Census Town
Chekya Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Chekya Chekya (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°23′42″N85°59′54″E / 23.3951°N 85.9984°E / 23.3951; 85.9984
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purulia
Area
• Total	1.7151 km2 (0.6622 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	5,995
• Density	3,500/km2 (9,100/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	723202
Telephone/STD code	03254
Lok Sabha constituency	Purulia
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Joypur
Website	purulia.gov.in

Chekya is a census town and a gram panchayat in the Jhalda II CD block in the Purulia Sadar subdivision of the Purulia district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

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Places in Jhalda subdivision in Purulia district
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, C: craft centre, T: tourist cetre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Chekya is located at 23°23′42″N85°59′54″E / 23.3951°N 85.9984°E / 23.3951; 85.9984 .

Area overview

Purulia district forms the lowest step of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The general scenario is undulating land with scattered hills. Jhalda subdivision, shown in the map alongside, is located in the western part of the district, bordering Jharkhand. The Subarnarekha flows along a short stretch of its western border. It is an overwhelmingly rural subdivision with 91.02% of the population living in the rural areas and 8.98% living in the urban areas. There are 3 census towns in the subdivision. The map alongside shows some of the tourist attractions in the Ajodhya Hills. The area is home to Purulia Chhau dance with spectacular masks made at Charida. The remnants of old temples and deities are found in the subdivision also, as in other parts of the district. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Chekya had a total population of 5,995, of which 3,070 (51%) were males and 2,925 (49%) were females. There were 1,125 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Chekya was 2,790 (57.29% of the population over 6 years). ^[7]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Puruliya, Chekya covered an area of 1.7151 km². There is a railway station at Jhalda 7 km away. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved overhead tank, uncovered well, hand pump. It had 467 domestic electric connections and 4 road light points. Among the medical facilities it had 1 dispensary/ health centre, 1 maternity and child welfare centre, 1 veterinary hospital, 5 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were 9 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school, the nearest degree college at Jhalda. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 auditorium/ community hall. An important commodity it produced was beedi. ^[8]

Education

Chekya High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1987. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. ^[9]

Kotshila Mahavidyalaya was established in 2010 at Jiudaru. ^[10]

Healthcare

Muralhar Kotshila Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Jiudaru, is the major government medical facility in the Jhalda II CD block. ^[11]

References

1. Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
2. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia". Tables 2.1, 2.2. Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
3. "Purulia". Department of Tourism. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
4. "Chhau dance of Purulia". Itsavpedia. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
5. "District Census Handbook: Puruliya – Series 20, Part Xii A, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Page 102: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Interest of the District. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
6. "Deuli, Harup and Suisa, Crumbling Temples, Scattered Statues and Single Room Museum". Rangan Dutta/ Wordpress. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
7. "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
8. "District Census Handbook Puruliya, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Section II Town Directory, Pages 1073-1083 Statement I: Status and Growth History, Pages 1006-1010; Statement II: Physical Aspects and Location of Towns, Pages 1010-1015; Statement III: Civic and other Amenities, Pages 1015-1019; Statement IV: Medical Facilities 2009, Pages 1019-1027 Statement V: Educational, Recreational and Cultural Facilities, Pages 1027- 1029: Statement VI:Industry and Banking. Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
9. "Chekya High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
10. "Kashipur Mahavidyalaya". KM. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
11. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2020.