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About Chunglo Village

Chunglo is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 662, made up of 365 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 814 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chunglo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chunglo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 662
Male Population 365
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 814
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 Chunglo compares

By the 2011 count Chunglo is the 76th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Chunglo

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

Chunglo lies about 26 km from Bengabad, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 11 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 Chunglo
Nearest railway station Giridih 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 26 km

Villages closest to Chunglo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chunglo village had a population of 662. That makes it the 76th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Chunglo village has 365 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chunglo has about 814 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Chunglo is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chunglo covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chunglo falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chunglo is Giridih, about 11 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 Chunglo.

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

Chunglo is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Giridih is about 11 km away. Bengabad is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harinawatanr (6.5 km), Dandatanr (6.6 km) and Dondo (9.0 km).

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

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