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About Chinkunta Village

Chinkunta is a mid sized village in Chincholi tehsil, in the district of Gulbarga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 768, made up of 388 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 952.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chinkunta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chinkunta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Gulbarga
Tehsil Chincholi
Pincode 585324
Area (hectares) 952.42 hectares
Population 768
Male Population 388
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chinkunta compares

By the 2011 count Chinkunta is the 113th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents. Its 952.42 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1013.

Getting to Chinkunta

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

Chinkunta lies about 41 km from Gulbarga, and the nearest railway station is Sedam, about 25 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 Chinkunta
Tehsil headquarters Chincholi 22 km
Nearest railway station Sedam 25 km
District headquarters Gulbarga 41 km

Villages closest to Chinkunta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chinkunta village had a population of 768. That makes it the 113th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,749 residents.

Chinkunta village has 388 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chinkunta has about 979 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 1013.

The pincode recorded for Chinkunta is 585324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chinkunta covers 952.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chinkunta falls under Chincholi tehsil of Gulbarga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Chinkunta is Sedam, about 25 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chinkunta.

Chinkunta is about 41 km from Gulbarga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chinkunta is in Chincholi tehsil of Gulbarga district. Chincholi is about 22 km away. Sedam is about 25 km away. Gulbarga is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawadgi (under 2 km), Wazirgaon (1.6 km) and Kodli (3.0 km).

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

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