About Chukapani Village

Chukapani is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 255 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chukapani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chukapani village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Shikaripara
Pincode	814103
Area (hectares)	118 hectares
Population	535
Male Population	255
Female Population	280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,098
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chukapani compares

By the 2011 count Chukapani is the 92nd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 118 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Chukapani

Chukapani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chukapani as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chukapani from other places

Chukapani lies about 26 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 4.7 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 Chukapani
Nearest railway station	Ambajora Shikaripara	4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shikaripara	26 km
District headquarters	Dumka	26 km

Villages closest to Chukapani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chukapani village had a population of 535. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Chukapani village has 255 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chukapani has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Chukapani is 814103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chukapani covers 118 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chukapani falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chukapani is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 4.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chukapani.

Chukapani is about 26 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chukapani is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 4.7 km away. Shikaripara is about 26 km away. Dumka is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.