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About Chuni Village

Chuni is one of the larger villages in Chhatapur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,892, made up of 4,127 males and 3,765 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 809.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854339, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chuni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Chhatapur
Pincode 854339
Area (hectares) 809.71 hectares
Population 7,892
Male Population 4,127
Female Population 3,765
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chuni compares

By the 2011 count Chuni is the 13th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,629 residents. Its 809.71 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Chuni

Chuni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chuni as Available within 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 Chuni from other places

Chuni lies about 45 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Pratapganj Railway Station, about 15 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 Chuni
Tehsil headquarters Chhatapur 3.5 km
Nearest town Chhātāpur 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Pratapganj Railway Station 15 km
District headquarters Supaul 45 km

Villages closest to Chuni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chuni village had a population of 7,892. That makes it the 13th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,629 residents.

Chuni village has 4,127 males and 3,765 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chuni has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Chuni is 854339. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chuni covers 809.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chuni falls under Chhatapur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Chuni is Pratapganj Railway Station, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chuni.

Chuni is about 45 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chuni is in Chhatapur tehsil of Supaul district. Chhatapur is about 3.5 km away. Chhātāpur is about 3.5 km away. Pratapganj Railway Station 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 Shahpur (2.1 km), Bhatabari (2.5 km) and Chuni Milik (2.8 km).

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

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