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About Churgi Village

Churgi is a small village in Torpa tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 369, made up of 184 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.02 hectares hectares.

Churgi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churgi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Torpa
Area (hectares) 212.02 hectares
Population 369
Male Population 184
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
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 Churgi compares

By the 2011 count Churgi is the 67th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 212.02 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Churgi

Churgi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Churgi 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 Churgi from other places

Churgi lies about 21 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, 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 Churgi
Tehsil headquarters Torpa 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 14 km
District headquarters Khunti 21 km

Villages closest to Churgi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Churgi village had a population of 369. That makes it the 67th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Churgi village has 184 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churgi has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1023.

Churgi covers 212.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Churgi falls under Torpa tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Churgi is Govindpur Road, 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 Churgi.

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

Churgi is in Torpa tehsil of Khunti district. Torpa is about 4.2 km away. Govindpur Road is about 14 km away. Khunti 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 Mamarla (under 2 km), Manhatu (under 2 km) and Patratoli (1.8 km).

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

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