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About Chalkari Khurd Village

Chalkari Khurd is a small village in Bishungarh tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 150 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 64.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalkari Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalkari Khurd village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Bishungarh
Pincode 825312
Area (hectares) 64.64 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 150
Female Population 139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chalkari Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Chalkari Khurd is the 70th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 64.64 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 989.

Getting to Chalkari Khurd

Chalkari Khurd is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chalkari Khurd 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chalkari Khurd from other places

Chalkari Khurd lies about 37 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, about 20 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 Chalkari Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Bishungarh 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Dumri Bihar 20 km
Nearest town Gumia 23 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 37 km

Villages closest to Chalkari Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishungarh 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 Chalkari Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalkari Khurd village had a population of 289. That makes it the 70th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Chalkari Khurd village has 150 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalkari Khurd has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Chalkari Khurd is 825312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalkari Khurd covers 64.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chalkari Khurd falls under Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chalkari Khurd is Dumri Bihar, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chalkari Khurd.

Chalkari Khurd is about 37 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalkari Khurd is in Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bishungarh is about 4.8 km away. Dumri Bihar is about 20 km away. Gumia is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alkhari Khurd (under 2 km), Alkhari Kalan (under 2 km) and Chitramu (1.9 km).

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

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