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About Chanwakh Village

Chanwakh is a mid sized village in Kudra tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 702, made up of 374 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares.

Chanwakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanwakh village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Kudra
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 702
Male Population 374
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chanwakh compares

By the 2011 count Chanwakh is the 69th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,263 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Chanwakh

The census records public bus service for Chanwakh as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chanwakh from other places

Chanwakh lies about 85 km from Kaimur. 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 Chanwakh
Tehsil headquarters Kudra 3.3 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 20 km
District headquarters Kaimur 85 km

Villages closest to Chanwakh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kudra 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 Chanwakh

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanwakh village had a population of 702. That makes it the 69th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,263 residents.

Chanwakh village has 374 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanwakh has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 923.

Chanwakh covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chanwakh falls under Kudra tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The census record for Chanwakh notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chanwakh.

Chanwakh is about 85 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanwakh is in Kudra tehsil of Kaimur district. Kudra is about 3.3 km away. Bhabhua is about 20 km away. Kaimur is about 85 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachpokhri (under 2 km), Meura (under 2 km) and Gurra (under 2 km).

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

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