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About Chunpura Village

Chunpura is a mid sized village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 266 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chunpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chunpura village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Pakuria
Pincode 816117
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 551
Male Population 266
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chunpura compares

By the 2011 count Chunpura is the 73rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Chunpura

Chunpura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chunpura as Available within <5 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 Chunpura from other places

Chunpura lies about 36 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 16 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 Chunpura
Tehsil headquarters Pakuria 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Harinsing 16 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 18 km
District headquarters Pakur 36 km

Villages closest to Chunpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chunpura village had a population of 551. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Chunpura village has 266 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chunpura has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Chunpura is 816117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chunpura covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chunpura falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chunpura is Harinsing, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chunpura.

Chunpura is about 36 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chunpura is in Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Pakuria is about 2.9 km away. Harinsing is about 16 km away. Nalhāti is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tetulia (under 2 km), Dumarsal (under 2 km) and Saharpur (1.5 km).

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

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