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About Churki Village

Churki is a mid sized village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 926, made up of 442 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 578.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Churki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churki village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 493445
Area (hectares) 578.28 hectares
Population 926
Male Population 442
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,095
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Churki compares

By the 2011 count Churki is the 59th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 578.28 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Churki

Churki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Churki as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Churki from other places

Churki lies about 15 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bhimkhoj, about 5.8 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 Churki
Nearest railway station Bhimkhoj 5.8 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 15 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 17 km

Villages closest to Churki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Churki village had a population of 926. That makes it the 59th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Churki village has 442 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churki has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Churki is 493445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Churki covers 578.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Churki falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Churki is Bhimkhoj, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Churki is about 15 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Churki is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Bhimkhoj is about 5.8 km away. Mahasamund is about 15 km away. Mahāsamund 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 Tarpongi (under 2 km), Nawagaon (1.6 km) and Nawagaon Khurd (1.6 km).

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

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