About Churanda Village

Churanda is a mid sized village in Uri tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,169, made up of 605 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Churanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churanda village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Baramula
Tehsil	Uri
Pincode	193123
Area (hectares)	245.6 hectares
Population	1,169
Male Population	605
Female Population	564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Churanda compares

By the 2011 count Churanda is the 25th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,598 residents. Its 245.6 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Churanda

Churanda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Churanda as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Churanda from other places

Churanda lies about 32 km from Baramula. 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 Churanda
Tehsil headquarters	Uri	5.9 km
Nearest town	Pūnch	30 km
District headquarters	Baramula	32 km

Villages closest to Churanda

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

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Common questions about Churanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Churanda village had a population of 1,169. That makes it the 25th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,598 residents.

Churanda village has 605 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churanda has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Churanda is 193123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Churanda covers 245.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Churanda falls under Uri tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Churanda notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Churanda.

Churanda is about 32 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Churanda is in Uri tehsil of Baramula district. Uri is about 5.9 km away. Pūnch is about 30 km away. Baramula is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.