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About Chaukhandi Village

Chaukhandi is a small village in Hussainabad tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 104, made up of 54 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaukhandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukhandi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Hussainabad
Pincode 822116
Area (hectares) 41 hectares
Population 104
Male Population 54
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaukhandi compares

By the 2011 count Chaukhandi is the 134th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 41 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Chaukhandi

Chaukhandi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chaukhandi as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Chankar Gopal, Chankar Kasturi, Chapardag Sikni and Chauk Bishun. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chaukhandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukhandi village had a population of 104. That makes it the 134th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Chaukhandi village has 54 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukhandi has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

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

Chaukhandi covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaukhandi falls under Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Chaukhandi 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 10+ km distance for Chaukhandi.

Chaukhandi is in Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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