About Chaukri Village

Chaukri is a mid sized village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 392 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaukri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukri village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Ranka
Pincode	822125
Area (hectares)	210.33 hectares
Population	747
Male Population	392
Female Population	355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
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 Chaukri compares

By the 2011 count Chaukri is the 43rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 210.33 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Chaukri

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

Chaukri lies about 23 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, about 25 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 Chaukri
Tehsil headquarters	Ranka	4.6 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	23 km
Nearest railway station	Garwa	25 km

Villages closest to Chaukri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukri village had a population of 747. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Chaukri village has 392 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukri has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Chaukri is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaukri covers 210.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaukri falls under Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaukri is Garwa, about 25 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 Chaukri.

Chaukri is about 23 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaukri is in Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about 4.6 km away. Garhwa is about 23 km away. Garwa is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.