About Chaukhanda Village

Chaukhanda is a mid sized village in Hussainabad tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 902, made up of 461 males and 441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaukhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukhanda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Hussainabad
Pincode	822116
Area (hectares)	42 hectares
Population	902
Male Population	461
Female Population	441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
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 Chaukhanda compares

By the 2011 count Chaukhanda is the 47th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Chaukhanda

Chaukhanda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chaukhanda 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 Chaukhanda from other places

Chaukhanda lies about 31 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Jogeswar Bihar, about 3.9 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 Chaukhanda
Nearest railway station	Jogeswar Bihar	3.9 km
Nearest town	Kuju	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hussainabad	31 km
District headquarters	Palamu	31 km

Villages closest to Chaukhanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukhanda village had a population of 902. That makes it the 47th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Chaukhanda village has 461 males and 441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukhanda has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Chaukhanda is 822116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaukhanda covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chaukhanda falls under Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaukhanda is Jogeswar Bihar, about 3.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chaukhanda.

Chaukhanda is about 31 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaukhanda is in Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district. Jogeswar Bihar is about 3.9 km away. Kuju is about 16 km away. Hussainabad is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.