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About Chunakhali Village

Chunakhali is a small village in Rajmahal tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 68, made up of 37 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chunakhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chunakhali village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Rajmahal
Pincode 816129
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 68
Male Population 37
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chunakhali compares

By the 2011 count Chunakhali is the 86th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Chunakhali

The census records public bus service for Chunakhali 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chunakhali from other places

Chunakhali lies about 26 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kalian Chak, about 2.1 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 Chunakhali
Nearest railway station Kalian Chak 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajmahal 7.5 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 7.5 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 26 km

Villages closest to Chunakhali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chunakhali village had a population of 68. That makes it the 86th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Chunakhali village has 37 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chunakhali has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Chunakhali is 816129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chunakhali covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chunakhali falls under Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chunakhali is Kalian Chak, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chunakhali.

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

Chunakhali is in Rajmahal tehsil of Sahibganj district. Kalian Chak is about 2.1 km away. Rajmahal is about 7.5 km away. Rājmahal is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sekha Chak (under 2 km), Sonar Chak (under 2 km) and Sonarchak Chhota (under 2 km).

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

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