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About Churna Village

Churna is a small village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 204 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares.

Churna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churna village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Hoshangabad
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 194 hectares
Population 421
Male Population 204
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Churna compares

By the 2011 count Churna is the 109th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 783 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Churna

Churna is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Churna as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Churna from other places

Churna lies about 56 km from Hoshangabad, and the nearest railway station is Sobhapur, about 4.0 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 Churna
Nearest railway station Sobhapur 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sohagpur 7.3 km
Nearest town Sohāgpur 7.3 km
District headquarters Hoshangabad 56 km

Villages closest to Churna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Churna village had a population of 421. That makes it the 109th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 783 residents.

Churna village has 204 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churna has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 904.

Churna covers 194 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Churna falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Churna is Sobhapur, about 4.0 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 10+ km distance for Churna.

Churna is about 56 km from Hoshangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Churna is in Sohagpur tehsil of Hoshangabad district. Sobhapur is about 4.0 km away. Sohagpur is about 7.3 km away. Sohāgpur is about 7.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manakwada (under 2 km), Sukari (under 2 km) and Sukri (under 2 km).

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

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