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About Kholochunwan Village

Kholochunwan is a small village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 122, made up of 63 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kholochunwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kholochunwan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 825220
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 122
Male Population 63
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kholochunwan compares

By the 2011 count Kholochunwan is the 156th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Kholochunwan

Kholochunwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kholochunwan as Available within 5 - 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 Kholochunwan from other places

Kholochunwan lies about 21 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about 14 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 Kholochunwan
Nearest railway station Chegro 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 17 km
District headquarters Giridih 21 km

Villages closest to Kholochunwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kholochunwan village had a population of 122. That makes it the 156th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,195 residents.

Kholochunwan village has 63 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kholochunwan has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Kholochunwan is 825220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kholochunwan covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kholochunwan falls under Dumri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kholochunwan is Chegro, about 14 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kholochunwan.

Kholochunwan is about 21 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kholochunwan is in Dumri tehsil of Giridih district. Chegro is about 14 km away. Dumri is about 17 km away. Giridih is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jamuniatanr (under 2 km), Khurdih (under 2 km) and Ranipinda (under 2 km).

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

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