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About Churkka Village

Churkka is a small village in Gairatganj tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 382, made up of 210 males and 172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457.09 hectares hectares.

Churkka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churkka village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Gairatganj
Area (hectares) 457.09 hectares
Population 382
Male Population 210
Female Population 172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 819
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Churkka compares

By the 2011 count Churkka is the 101st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 655 residents. Its 457.09 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Churkka

Churkka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Churkka 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Churkka from other places

Churkka lies about 46 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Sorai, about 44 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 Churkka
Tehsil headquarters Gairatganj 4.3 km
Nearest town Begamganj 27 km
Nearest railway station Sorai 44 km
District headquarters Raisen 46 km

Villages closest to Churkka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Churkka village had a population of 382. That makes it the 101st largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 655 residents.

Churkka village has 210 males and 172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churkka has about 819 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Churkka covers 457.09 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.

Churkka falls under Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Churkka is Sorai, about 44 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Churkka.

Churkka is about 46 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Churkka is in Gairatganj tehsil of Raisen district. Gairatganj is about 4.3 km away. Begamganj is about 27 km away. Sorai is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghana (1.7 km), Behra (1.9 km) and Hinotiya Khalsa (2.1 km).

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

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