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About Chukru Village

Chukru is a small village in Torpa tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 134 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,157 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chukru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chukru village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Torpa
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 239 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 134
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,157
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chukru compares

By the 2011 count Chukru is the 76th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 239 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Chukru

Chukru is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chukru as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chukru from other places

Chukru lies about 31 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 6.8 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 Chukru
Nearest railway station Pokla 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Torpa 7.6 km
District headquarters Khunti 31 km

Villages closest to Chukru

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 Chukru

As per the Census of India 2011, Chukru village had a population of 289. That makes it the 76th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Chukru village has 134 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chukru has about 1157 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Chukru is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chukru covers 239 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chukru falls under Torpa tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chukru is Pokla, about 6.8 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 <5 km distance for Chukru.

Chukru is about 31 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chukru is in Torpa tehsil of Khunti district. Pokla is about 6.8 km away. Torpa is about 7.6 km away. Khunti is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amma (2.1 km), Pakna (2.2 km) and Kanakloiya (2.8 km).

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

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