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About Chankhva Village

Chankhva is a large village in Mangrol tehsil, in the district of Junagadh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,013, made up of 1,041 males and 972 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 362240, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chankhva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chankhva village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Junagadh
Tehsil Mangrol
Pincode 362240
Area (hectares) 252.17 hectares
Population 2,013
Male Population 1,041
Female Population 972
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chankhva compares

By the 2011 count Chankhva is the 33rd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,273 residents. Its 252.17 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Chankhva

Chankhva is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chankhva 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. The nearest villages by name are Bagasra Ghed, Bamanvada, Bhatgam and Bhathrot. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chankhva

As per the Census of India 2011, Chankhva village had a population of 2,013. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,273 residents.

Chankhva village has 1,041 males and 972 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chankhva has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Chankhva is 362240. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chankhva covers 252.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chankhva falls under Mangrol tehsil of Junagadh district in Gujarat.

The census record for Chankhva notes the nearest railway station 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 Chankhva.

Chankhva is in Mangrol tehsil of Junagadh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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