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About Churu Village

Churu is a mid sized village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 638, made up of 317 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 231.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Churu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Namkum
Pincode 834010
Area (hectares) 231.01 hectares
Population 638
Male Population 317
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,013
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 Churu compares

By the 2011 count Churu is the 63rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 231.01 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Churu

Churu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Churu 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 Churu from other places

Churu lies about 8.8 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hatia, about 6.7 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 Churu
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Hatia 6.7 km
District headquarters Ranchi 8.8 km

Villages closest to Churu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Churu village had a population of 638. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Churu village has 317 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churu has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Churu is 834010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Churu covers 231.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Churu falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Churu is Hatia, about 6.7 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 Churu.

Churu is about 8.8 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Churu is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Namkum is about 6.0 km away. Hatia is about 6.7 km away. Ranchi is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lodhma (under 2 km), Ithe (under 2 km) and Mariyatu (under 2 km).

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

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