About Chuklu Village

Chuklu is a mid sized village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,392, made up of 706 males and 686 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1383.89 hectares hectares.

Chuklu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chuklu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Erki
Area (hectares)	1383.89 hectares
Population	1,392
Male Population	706
Female Population	686
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chuklu compares

By the 2011 count Chuklu is the 11th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 1383.89 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Chuklu

Chuklu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chuklu as Available within village. 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 Chuklu from other places

Chuklu lies about 33 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 26 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 Chuklu
Nearest railway station	Chakradharpur	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Erki	33 km
District headquarters	Khunti	33 km

Villages closest to Chuklu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chuklu village had a population of 1,392. That makes it the 11th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Chuklu village has 706 males and 686 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chuklu has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1005.

Chuklu covers 1383.89 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.

Chuklu falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chuklu is Chakradharpur, about 26 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chuklu.

Chuklu is about 33 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chuklu is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Chakradharpur is about 26 km away. Erki is about 33 km away. Khunti is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.