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About Jhunka Chhapar Village

Jhunka Chhapar is a mid sized village in Kurdeg tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 857, made up of 431 males and 426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 428.96 hectares hectares.

Jhunka Chhapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jhunka Chhapar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Kurdeg
Area (hectares) 428.96 hectares
Population 857
Male Population 431
Female Population 426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jhunka Chhapar compares

By the 2011 count Jhunka Chhapar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 428.96 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1012.

Getting to Jhunka Chhapar

Jhunka Chhapar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Jhunka Chhapar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Jhunka Chhapar from other places

Jhunka Chhapar lies about 36 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Garposh, about 60 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 Jhunka Chhapar
Tehsil headquarters Kurdeg 6.0 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 30 km
District headquarters Simdega 36 km
Nearest railway station Garposh 60 km

Villages closest to Jhunka Chhapar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kurdeg 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 Jhunka Chhapar

As per the Census of India 2011, Jhunka Chhapar village had a population of 857. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Jhunka Chhapar village has 431 males and 426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jhunka Chhapar has about 988 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 1012.

Jhunka Chhapar covers 428.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Jhunka Chhapar falls under Kurdeg tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Jhunka Chhapar is Garposh, about 60 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Jhunka Chhapar.

Jhunka Chhapar is about 36 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jhunka Chhapar is in Kurdeg tehsil of Simdega district. Kurdeg is about 6.0 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 30 km away. Simdega is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhorhi (under 2 km), Khinda (2.8 km) and Chhotkibiura (4.9 km).

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

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