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About Churchu Village

Churchu is a mid sized village in Churchu tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,279, made up of 675 males and 604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Churchu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churchu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Churchu
Pincode 825301
Area (hectares) 186 hectares
Population 1,279
Male Population 675
Female Population 604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Churchu compares

By the 2011 count Churchu is the 14th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Churchu

Churchu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Churchu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Churchu from other places

Churchu lies about 7.2 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribag Town, about 9.3 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 Churchu
District headquarters Hazaribagh 7.2 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribag Town 9.3 km

Villages closest to Churchu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Churchu village had a population of 1,279. That makes it the 14th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,172 residents.

Churchu village has 675 males and 604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churchu has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Churchu is 825301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Churchu covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Churchu falls under Churchu tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Churchu is Hazaribag Town, about 9.3 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 village for Churchu.

Churchu is about 7.2 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Churchu is in Churchu tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Hazaribagh is about 7.2 km away. Hazāribāgh is about 7.2 km away. Hazaribag Town is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Oreya (6.6 km), Dumar (9.3 km) and Belgara (13 km).

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

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