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About Churkudih Village

Churkudih is a mid sized village in Sonahatu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 684, made up of 348 males and 336 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Churkudih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churkudih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Sonahatu
Pincode 835204
Area (hectares) 357.12 hectares
Population 684
Male Population 348
Female Population 336
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 Churkudih compares

By the 2011 count Churkudih is the 40th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents. Its 357.12 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Churkudih

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

Churkudih lies about 57 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Suisa, about 6.0 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 Churkudih
Nearest railway station Suisa 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonahatu 15 km
Nearest town Būndu 27 km
District headquarters Ranchi 57 km

Villages closest to Churkudih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Churkudih village had a population of 684. That makes it the 40th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents.

Churkudih village has 348 males and 336 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churkudih has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Churkudih is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Churkudih covers 357.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Churkudih falls under Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Churkudih is Suisa, about 6.0 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 Churkudih.

Churkudih is about 57 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Churkudih is in Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district. Suisa is about 6.0 km away. Sonahatu is about 15 km away. Būndu is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marangikir (under 2 km), Bongadar (2.0 km) and Mahuldih (3.0 km).

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

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