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About Chunamari Village

Chunamari is a mid sized village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,603, made up of 822 males and 781 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares.

Chunamari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chunamari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 1,603
Male Population 822
Female Population 781
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chunamari compares

By the 2011 count Chunamari is the 51st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 14 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 930.

Getting to Chunamari

The census records public bus service for Chunamari as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chunamari from other places

Chunamari lies about 50 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 14 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 Chunamari
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 14 km
Nearest railway station Hatwar 14 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 15 km
District headquarters Purnia 50 km

Villages closest to Chunamari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chunamari village had a population of 1,603. That makes it the 51st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Chunamari village has 822 males and 781 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chunamari has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Chunamari covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chunamari falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chunamari is Hatwar, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Chunamari is about 50 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chunamari is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Baisa is about 14 km away. Hatwar is about 14 km away. Bahādurganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranihat (2.1 km), Ghataro (4.3 km) and Sonapur (4.9 km).

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

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