About Chunjo Village

Chunjo is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 137 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,095 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chunjo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chunjo village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Gopikandar
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	245.66 hectares
Population	287
Male Population	137
Female Population	150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,095
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 Chunjo compares

By the 2011 count Chunjo is the 52nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 245.66 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Chunjo

Chunjo is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chunjo 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 Chunjo from other places

Chunjo lies about 54 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Tilbhita, about 26 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 Chunjo
Nearest town	Pakur	25 km
Nearest railway station	Tilbhita	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gopikandar	26 km
District headquarters	Dumka	54 km

Villages closest to Chunjo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chunjo village had a population of 287. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Chunjo village has 137 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chunjo has about 1095 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Chunjo is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chunjo covers 245.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chunjo falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chunjo is Tilbhita, about 26 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chunjo.

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

Chunjo is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Pakur is about 25 km away. Tilbhita is about 26 km away. Gopikandar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.