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About Churwe Village

Churwe is a small village in Peshrar tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 165 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Churwe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churwe village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Peshrar
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 235.69 hectares
Population 308
Male Population 165
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Churwe compares

By the 2011 count Churwe is the 38th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 425 residents. Its 235.69 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 980.

Getting to Churwe

Churwe is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Churwe as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Churwe from other places

Churwe lies about 18 km from Lohardaga. 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 Churwe
District headquarters Lohardaga 18 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Peshrar 23 km

Villages closest to Churwe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Churwe village had a population of 308. That makes it the 38th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Churwe village has 165 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churwe has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Churwe is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Churwe covers 235.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Churwe falls under Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Churwe notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Churwe.

Churwe is about 18 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Churwe is in Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district. Lohardaga is about 18 km away. Lohārdagā is about 18 km away. Peshrar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jawal (under 2 km), Turiadih (under 2 km) and Batru (1.9 km).

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

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