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About Chankunwa Village

Chankunwa is a small village in Nagod tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 348, made up of 187 males and 161 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.11 hectares hectares.

Chankunwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chankunwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Nagod
Area (hectares) 210.11 hectares
Population 348
Male Population 187
Female Population 161
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chankunwa compares

By the 2011 count Chankunwa is the 155th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 887 residents. Its 210.11 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 934.

Getting to Chankunwa

Chankunwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chankunwa as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chankunwa from other places

Chankunwa lies about 28 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Lagargawan, about 27 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 Chankunwa
Tehsil headquarters Nagod 5.3 km
Nearest town Nāgod 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Lagargawan 27 km
District headquarters Satna 28 km

Villages closest to Chankunwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chankunwa village had a population of 348. That makes it the 155th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 887 residents.

Chankunwa village has 187 males and 161 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chankunwa has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Chankunwa covers 210.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chankunwa falls under Nagod tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chankunwa is Lagargawan, about 27 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chankunwa.

Chankunwa is about 28 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chankunwa is in Nagod tehsil of Satna district. Nagod is about 5.3 km away. Nāgod is about 5.3 km away. Lagargawan is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Umri (under 2 km), Umri Chaube (under 2 km) and Rajapur (1.5 km).

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

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