Chekya
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2022}}
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| name = Chekya
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| settlement_type = Census Town
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| coordinates = {{coord|23.3951|N|85.9984|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = West Bengal
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Purulia
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 1.7151
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| population_total = 5,995
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Bengali, English
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 723202
| area_code_type = Telephone/STD code
| area_code = 03254
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| blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = Purulia
| blank2_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = Joypur
| website = {{URL|purulia.gov.in/}}
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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.
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|mark-coord18={{coord|23|12|25|N|86|5|5|E}} | label-pos18=top |label18= Bamni Falls | numbered18=T|shape-color18=green| mark-title18= Ajodhya Hills (T)
|mark-coord19={{coord|23|19|3|N|86|3|17|E}} | shape19=l-square|label-pos19=right |label19= Murguma Dam | numbered19=T|shape-color19=green| mark-title19= Murguma Dam
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|mark-coord23={{coord|23|08|37.3|N|86|07|42.8|E}}|shape23=l-triangle|label23= Gorgaburu| label-color23 = #C42222| label-pos23=left| mark-title23 =Gorgaburu hill|numbered23=△|mark-description23={{cvt|677|m}}|ldy23=2
|mark-coord24={{coord|23|14|37.7|N|86|08|18.0|E}}|shape24=l-triangle|label24= Chandni Hill|label-color24 = #C42222| label-pos24=right| mark-title24 =Chandni Pahar hill|numbered24=△|mark-description24={{cvt|620|m}}|ldy24=2
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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
=Location=
Chekya is located at {{coord|23.3951|N|85.9984|E|display=inline}}.
=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.Houlton, Sir John, Bihar, the Heart of India, 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.{{cite web |url = http://wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |title = District Statistical Handbook 2014 Purulia |work = Tables 2.1, 2.2 |publisher = Department of Planning and Statistics, Government of West Bengal |accessdate = 12 January 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190121045803/http://www.wbpspm.gov.in/publications/District%20Statistical%20Handbook |archive-date = 21 January 2019 |url-status = dead }}{{cite web| url = https://www.wbtourismgov.in/destination/district/purulia| title = Purulia| work = Department of Tourism| publisher = Government of West Bengal| accessdate = 1 February 2020| archive-date = 13 June 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210613193601/https://www.wbtourismgov.in/destination/district/purulia| url-status = dead}}{{cite web | url = https://www.utsavpedia.com/cultural-connections/indian-performing-arts/chhau-dance-of-purulia/| title = Chhau dance of Purulia| publisher = Itsavpedia |accessdate = 1 February 2020}}{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf| title = District Census Handbook: Puruliya – Series 20, Part Xii A, Census of India 2011| work= Page 102: Brief Description of Places of Religious, Historical or Archaeological Importance and Places of Tourist Interest of the District |publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal |accessdate = 28 January 2020}}{{cite web | url = https://rangandatta.wordpress.com/2018/04/25/deuli-harup-and-suisa-crumbling-temples-scattered-statues-and-single-room-museum-purulia-district/#more-32881| title = Deuli, Harup and Suisa, Crumbling Temples, Scattered Statues and Single Room Museum| publisher = Rangan Dutta/ Wordpress |accessdate = 21 January 2020}}
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).{{cite web| url = http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-WB.html |title = CD block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | accessdate = 6 February 2020}}
Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Puruliya, Chekya covered an area of {{cvt|1.7151|km2}}. There is a railway station at Jhalda {{cvt|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 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.{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/DCHB/DCHB_A/19/1914_PART_A_DCHB_PURULIYA.pdf | title = District Census Handbook Puruliya, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work= 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 | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations V, West Bengal |accessdate = 30 January 2020}}
Education
Chekya High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1987. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.{{cite web | url = https://www.icbse.com/schools/chekya-high-school-qnvgvz | title = Chekya High School | publisher = ICBSE |accessdate = 6 February 2020}}
Kotshila Mahavidyalaya was established in 2010 at Jiudaru.{{cite web| url =https://kotshilamahavidyalaya.ac.in/ |title = Kashipur Mahavidyalaya |publisher= KM | accessdate = 6 February 2020 }}
Healthcare
Muralhar Kotshila Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at Jiudaru, is the major government medical facility in the Jhalda II CD block.{{cite web | url =https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf | title =Health & Family Welfare Department | work =Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals | publisher =Government of West Bengal | accessdate =6 February 2020 | archive-date =8 October 2022 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20221008143352/https://www.wbhealth.gov.in/other_files/RH.pdf | url-status =dead }}