About Chunka Village

Chunka is a mid sized village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 662, made up of 346 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chunka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chunka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Manatu
Pincode	822123
Area (hectares)	200.71 hectares
Population	662
Male Population	346
Female Population	316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chunka compares

By the 2011 count Chunka is the 24th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 200.71 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 916.

Getting to Chunka

Chunka is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chunka as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chunka from other places

Chunka lies about 165 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 36 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 Chunka
Tehsil headquarters	Manatu	33 km
Nearest railway station	Kajri	36 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	40 km
District headquarters	Palamu	165 km

Villages closest to Chunka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chunka village had a population of 662. That makes it the 24th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Chunka village has 346 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chunka has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Chunka is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chunka covers 200.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chunka falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chunka is Kajri, about 36 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chunka.

Chunka is about 165 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chunka is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Manatu is about 33 km away. Kajri is about 36 km away. Medininagar is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.