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About Churku Village

Churku is a mid sized village in Senha tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 343 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Churku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churku village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Senha
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 246 hectares
Population 699
Male Population 343
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
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 Churku compares

By the 2011 count Churku is the 37th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Churku

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

Churku lies about 14 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 Churku
Tehsil headquarters Senha 9.3 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 14 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 14 km

Villages closest to Churku

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.

Common questions about Churku

As per the Census of India 2011, Churku village had a population of 699. That makes it the 37th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Churku village has 343 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churku has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

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

Churku covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Churku falls under Senha tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Churku 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 Churku.

Churku is about 14 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Churku is in Senha tehsil of Lohardaga district. Senha is about 9.3 km away. Lohardaga is about 14 km away. Lohārdagā is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chau (under 2 km), Garhgaon (under 2 km) and Alaundi (1.6 km).

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

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