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About Chukni Village

Chukni is a small village in Garoth tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 167 males and 153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.42 hectares hectares.

Chukni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chukni village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Garoth
Area (hectares) 162.42 hectares
Population 320
Male Population 167
Female Population 153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chukni compares

By the 2011 count Chukni is the 86th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 162.42 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Chukni

Chukni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chukni as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chukni from other places

Chukni lies about 74 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Kurlasi, about 3.6 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 Chukni
Nearest railway station Kurlasi 3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Garoth 8.8 km
Nearest town Bhawāni Mandi 13 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 74 km

Villages closest to Chukni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chukni village had a population of 320. That makes it the 86th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Chukni village has 167 males and 153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chukni has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Chukni covers 162.42 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.

Chukni falls under Garoth tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chukni is Kurlasi, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chukni.

Chukni is about 74 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chukni is in Garoth tehsil of Mandsaur district. Kurlasi is about 3.6 km away. Garoth is about 8.8 km away. Bhawāni Mandi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhakni (under 2 km), Jhiranya (under 2 km) and Baradiya Istmurar (2.8 km).

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

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