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About Chorwadag Village

Chorwadag is a small village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 297, made up of 146 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares.

Chorwadag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chorwadag village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 297
Male Population 146
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chorwadag compares

By the 2011 count Chorwadag is the 140th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Chorwadag

Chorwadag is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chorwadag as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chorwadag from other places

Chorwadag lies about 11 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 5.2 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 Chorwadag
Nearest railway station Bingaon 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Karra 6.3 km
District headquarters Khunti 11 km

Villages closest to Chorwadag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chorwadag village had a population of 297. That makes it the 140th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Chorwadag village has 146 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chorwadag has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

Chorwadag covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chorwadag falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chorwadag is Bingaon, about 5.2 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 km distance for Chorwadag.

Chorwadag is about 11 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chorwadag is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Bingaon is about 5.2 km away. Karra is about 6.3 km away. Khunti is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pargaon (under 2 km), Haruhapa (1.7 km) and Sonmer (1.9 km).

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

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