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About Churia Village

Churia is a mid sized village in Thethaitangar tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 739, made up of 357 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1064.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Churia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Thethaitangar
Pincode 835226
Area (hectares) 1064.68 hectares
Population 739
Male Population 357
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
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 Churia compares

By the 2011 count Churia is the 43rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents. Its 1064.68 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Churia

Churia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Churia 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 Churia from other places

Churia lies about 22 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 28 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 Churia
Tehsil headquarters Thethaitangar 9.7 km
District headquarters Simdega 22 km
Nearest railway station Biramitrapur 28 km

Villages closest to Churia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Churia village had a population of 739. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents.

Churia village has 357 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churia has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Churia is 835226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Churia covers 1064.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Churia falls under Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Churia is Biramitrapur, about 28 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 Churia.

Churia is about 22 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Churia is in Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district. Thethaitangar is about 9.7 km away. Simdega is about 22 km away. Biramitrapur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kutniya (2.4 km), Dumki (3.3 km) and Dharhibahar (3.4 km).

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

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