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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chekya
| native_name = 
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| settlement_type = Census Town
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in West Bengal, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.3951|N|85.9984|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Purulia district|Purulia]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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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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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 723202
| area_code_type = Telephone/[[Subscriber trunk dialing|STD]] code
| area_code = 03254
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| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency)|Purulia]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Joypur, Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Joypur]]
| website = {{URL|purulia.gov.in/}}
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'''Chekya''' is a [[census town]] and a [[gram panchayat]] in the [[Jhalda II]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD block]] in the [[Purulia Sadar subdivision]] of the [[Purulia district]] in the state of [[West Bengal]], [[India]].

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
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|mark-coord3={{coord|23|25|52|N|86|8|57|E}} | label-pos3=top|label3=Jaypur| numbered3=CT| mark-title3= [[Jaypur, Purulia]] (CT)
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|mark-coord6={{coord|23|30|19|N|86|4|34|E}} | label-pos6=right|label6=Ananda Nagar| numbered6=R| mark-title6= [[Ananda Nagar, Purulia]] (R) |shape-color6=#C42222
|mark-coord7={{coord|23|11|50|N|86|3|0|E}} | label-pos7=left|label7=Baghmundi| numbered7=R| mark-title7= [[Baghmundi]] (R) |shape-color7=#C42222
|mark-coord8={{coord|23|18|37|N|85|53|46|E}} | label-pos8=right|label8=Jargo| numbered8=R| mark-title8= [[Jargo, Purulia]] (R) |shape-color8=#C42222
|mark-coord9={{coord|23|24|47|N|86|4|46|E}} | label-pos9=right|label9=Jiudaru| numbered9=R| mark-title9= [[Jiudaru]] (R) |shape-color9=#C42222
|mark-coord10={{coord|23|24|22|N|86|4|12|E}} | label-pos10=left|label10=Kotshila| numbered10=R| mark-title10= [[Kotshila]] (R) |shape-color10=#C42222
|mark-coord11={{coord|23|21|20|N|85|57|11|E}} | label-pos11=right|label11=Masina| numbered11=R| mark-title11= [[Masina, Purulia]] (R) |shape-color11=#C42222
|mark-coord12={{coord|23|11|2|N|86|3|50|E}} | label-pos12=left|label12=Patardi| numbered12=R| mark-title12= [[Patardi]] (R) |shape-color12=#C42222
|mark-coord13={{coord|23|22|45|N|85|53|26|E}} | label-pos13=right|label13=Tulin| numbered13=R| mark-title13= [[Tulin]] (R) |shape-color13=#C42222
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|mark-coord17={{coord|23|11|44|N|86|5|29|E}} | label-pos17=right |label17= Purulia Pump|labela17=Storage Project | numbered17=T|shape-color17=green| mark-title17= [[Ajodhya Hills]] (T)
|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)
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===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 River|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.<ref>Houlton, Sir John, ''Bihar, the Heart of India'', 1949, p. 170, Orient Longmans Ltd.</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

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).<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Education==
Chekya High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1987. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.icbse.com/schools/chekya-high-school-qnvgvz | title = Chekya High School | publisher = ICBSE |accessdate = 6 February 2020}}</ref>

[[Kotshila Mahavidyalaya]] was established in 2010 at [[Jiudaru]].<ref>{{cite web| url =https://kotshilamahavidyalaya.ac.in/ |title = Kashipur Mahavidyalaya |publisher= KM | accessdate = 6 February 2020 }}</ref>

==Healthcare==
Muralhar Kotshila Rural Hospital, with 30 beds at [[Jiudaru]], is the major government medical facility in the Jhalda II CD block.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Purulia district]]

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