About Choya Village

Choya is a large village in Jhinkpani tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,001, made up of 1,459 males and 1,542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Choya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Choya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Jhinkpani
Pincode	833215
Area (hectares)	467.19 hectares
Population	3,001
Male Population	1,459
Female Population	1,542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,057
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Choya compares

By the 2011 count Choya is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,508 residents. Its 467.19 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Choya

Choya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Choya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Choya from other places

Choya lies about 26 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Jhinkpani, about 5.2 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 Choya
Nearest railway station	Jhinkpani	5.2 km
Nearest town	Chāībāsa	16 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	26 km

Villages closest to Choya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Choya village had a population of 3,001. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,508 residents.

Choya village has 1,459 males and 1,542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Choya has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Choya is 833215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Choya covers 467.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Choya falls under Jhinkpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Choya is Jhinkpani, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Choya.

Choya is about 26 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Choya is in Jhinkpani tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Jhinkpani is about 5.2 km away. Chāībāsa is about 16 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.