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About Chunapather Village

Chunapather is a mid sized village in Ramanujganj tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,198, made up of 645 males and 553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 585.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chunapather Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chunapather village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Ramanujganj
Pincode 497225
Area (hectares) 585.63 hectares
Population 1,198
Male Population 645
Female Population 553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chunapather compares

By the 2011 count Chunapather is the 53rd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 585.63 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 968.

Getting to Chunapather

Chunapather is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chunapather as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chunapather from other places

Chunapather lies about 109 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 19 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 Chunapather
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramanujganj 23 km
Nearest town Medininagar 27 km
District headquarters Surguja 109 km

Villages closest to Chunapather

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chunapather village had a population of 1,198. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 112 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Chunapather village has 645 males and 553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chunapather has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Chunapather is 497225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chunapather covers 585.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chunapather falls under Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chunapather is Barwadih Junction, about 19 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chunapather.

Chunapather is about 109 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chunapather is in Ramanujganj tehsil of Surguja district. Barwadih Junction is about 19 km away. Ramanujganj is about 23 km away. Medininagar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanwar (8.9 km), Kundpan (12 km) and Tetardih (13 km).

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

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