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.
Chekya | |
|---|---|
Census Town | |
  Chekya Location in West Bengal, India  Chekya Chekya (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°23′42″N 85°59′54″E / 23.3951°N 85.9984°E | |
| 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 |
  
8km 5miles J H A
R
K H A N D
Chandni Hill △ △
Ajodhya Hills
Chamtuburu △
Subarnarekha River T 
Bamni Falls T T
Ajodhya Hill top T X H R
Patardi R R R R R R R R M C C C Places in Jhalda subdivision in Purulia district. Key: M: municipality, C: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre, X: craft centre, T: tourist centre, △: hills Owing to space constraints in the small map, the locations in the larger map on click through may vary slightly. | |
Geography
editLocation
editChekya is located at 23°23′42″N 85°59′54″E / 23.3951°N 85.9984°E.
Area overview
editPurulia 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]
Demographics
editAccording 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
editAccording to the District Census Handbook 2011, Puruliya, Chekya covered an area of 1.7151 km2 (0.6622 sq mi). There is a railway station at Jhalda 7 km (4.3 mi) away. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved overhead tank, uncovered well, hand pump. It had 467 domestic electric connections and four road light points. Among the medical facilities it had one dispensary/ health centre, one maternity and child welfare centre, one veterinary hospital, five medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had were nine primary schools, one middle school, one secondary school, the nearest senior secondary school and the nearest degree college are at Jhalda. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had one auditorium/ community hall. An important commodity it produced was beedi.[8]
Education
editChekya 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
editMuralhar Kotshila Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Jiudaru, is the major government medical facility in the Jhalda II CD block.[11]
References
edit- ^ Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Purulia". Department of Tourism. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Chhau dance of Purulia". Itsavpedia. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Deuli, Harup and Suisa, Crumbling Temples, Scattered Statues and Single Room Museum". Rangan Dutta/ Wordpress. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Chekya High School". ICBSE. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "Kashipur Mahavidyalaya". KM. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "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.