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About Chuna Village

Chuna is a mid sized village in Mahuva tehsil, in the district of Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,727, made up of 881 males and 846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 697.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 364295, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chuna village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Bhavnagar
Tehsil Mahuva
Pincode 364295
Area (hectares) 697.33 hectares
Population 1,727
Male Population 881
Female Population 846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chuna compares

By the 2011 count Chuna is the 70th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents. Its 697.33 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Chuna

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

Chuna lies about 74 km from Bhavnagar, and the nearest railway station is Mahuva Junction, about 12 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 Chuna
Nearest railway station Mahuva Junction 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahuva 13 km
District headquarters Bhavnagar 74 km

Villages closest to Chuna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chuna village had a population of 1,727. That makes it the 70th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents.

Chuna village has 881 males and 846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chuna has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Chuna is 364295. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chuna covers 697.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chuna falls under Mahuva tehsil of Bhavnagar district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Chuna is Mahuva Junction, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chuna.

Chuna is about 74 km from Bhavnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chuna is in Mahuva tehsil of Bhavnagar district. Mahuva Junction is about 12 km away. Mahuva is about 13 km away. Bhavnagar is about 74 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhadrod (8.7 km), Dungarpar (9.2 km) and Vaghnagar (12 km).

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

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