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About Chugnu Village

Chugnu is a mid sized village in Gumia tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,066, made up of 562 males and 504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825325, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chugnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chugnu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Gumia
Pincode 825325
Area (hectares) 245 hectares
Population 1,066
Male Population 562
Female Population 504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chugnu compares

By the 2011 count Chugnu is the 49th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 245 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 985.

Getting to Chugnu

Chugnu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chugnu 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chugnu from other places

Chugnu lies about 54 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Jogeswar Bihar, about 1.8 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 Chugnu
Nearest railway station Jogeswar Bihar 1.8 km
Nearest town Kuju 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Gumia 22 km
District headquarters Bokaro 54 km

Villages closest to Chugnu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chugnu village had a population of 1,066. That makes it the 49th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Chugnu village has 562 males and 504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chugnu has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Chugnu is 825325. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chugnu covers 245 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chugnu falls under Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chugnu is Jogeswar Bihar, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Chugnu.

Chugnu is about 54 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chugnu is in Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district. Jogeswar Bihar is about 1.8 km away. Kuju is about 12 km away. Gumia is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kunda (under 2 km), Tirla (under 2 km) and Jagesar (2.2 km).

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

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