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About Chamu Khap Village

Chamu Khap is a small village in Tan Kuppa tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 415, made up of 208 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares.

Chamu Khap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamu Khap village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tan Kuppa
Area (hectares) 51 hectares
Population 415
Male Population 208
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamu Khap compares

By the 2011 count Chamu Khap is the 74th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents. Its 51 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Chamu Khap

Chamu Khap is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chamu Khap as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chamu Khap from other places

Chamu Khap lies about 18 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 6.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chamu Khap
Tehsil headquarters Tan Kuppa 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Tankuppa 6.6 km
District headquarters Gaya 18 km

Villages closest to Chamu Khap

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tan Kuppa tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chamu Khap

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamu Khap village had a population of 415. That makes it the 74th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,301 residents.

Chamu Khap village has 208 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamu Khap has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Chamu Khap covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chamu Khap falls under Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chamu Khap is Tankuppa, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chamu Khap.

Chamu Khap is about 18 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamu Khap is in Tan Kuppa tehsil of Gaya district. Tan Kuppa is about 5.7 km away. Tankuppa is about 6.6 km away. Gaya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawagarh (under 2 km), Khalari (1.6 km) and Andhu Somani (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chamu Khap today is likely to be higher.

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