About Chaukni Village

Chaukni is a small village in Senha tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 494, made up of 249 males and 245 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaukni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukni village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Lohardaga
Tehsil	Senha
Pincode	835302
Area (hectares)	270 hectares
Population	494
Male Population	249
Female Population	245
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
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 Chaukni compares

By the 2011 count Chaukni is the 41st largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 270 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Chaukni

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

Chaukni lies about 11 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 Chaukni
Tehsil headquarters	Senha	7.6 km
District headquarters	Lohardaga	11 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	11 km

Villages closest to Chaukni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukni village had a population of 494. That makes it the 41st largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Chaukni village has 249 males and 245 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukni has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

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

Chaukni covers 270 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chaukni falls under Senha tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Chaukni notes the nearest railway station 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 Chaukni.

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

Chaukni is in Senha tehsil of Lohardaga district. Senha is about 7.6 km away. Lohardaga is about 11 km away. Lohārdagā is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.