About Chuku Village

Chuku is a mid sized village in Herhanj tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 684, made up of 379 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 805 females per 1000 males. The village covers 815 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chuku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chuku village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Herhanj
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	815 hectares
Population	684
Male Population	379
Female Population	305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	805
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 Chuku compares

By the 2011 count Chuku is the 20th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 815 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Chuku

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

Chuku lies about 22 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 24 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 Chuku
Tehsil headquarters	Herhanj	4.9 km
District headquarters	Latehar	22 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	22 km
Nearest railway station	Balumath	24 km

Villages closest to Chuku

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chuku village had a population of 684. That makes it the 20th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Chuku village has 379 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chuku has about 805 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Chuku is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chuku covers 815 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chuku falls under Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chuku is Balumath, about 24 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 Chuku.

Chuku is about 22 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chuku is in Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district. Herhanj is about 4.9 km away. Latehar is about 22 km away. Lātehār is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.