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About Chormunda Village

Chormunda is a small village in Khaprakhol tehsil, in the district of Balangir, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 311, made up of 145 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,145 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 767038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chormunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chormunda village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Balangir
Tehsil Khaprakhol
Pincode 767038
Area (hectares) 316 hectares
Population 311
Male Population 145
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,145
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 Chormunda compares

By the 2011 count Chormunda is the 70th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 772 residents. Its 316 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Chormunda

Chormunda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chormunda 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 Chormunda from other places

Chormunda lies about 82 km from Balangir, and the nearest railway station is Lakhna, about 5.5 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 Chormunda
Nearest railway station Lakhna 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Khaprakhol 18 km
Nearest town Kantābānji 34 km
District headquarters Balangir 82 km

Villages closest to Chormunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chormunda village had a population of 311. That makes it the 70th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 772 residents.

Chormunda village has 145 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chormunda has about 1145 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Chormunda is 767038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chormunda covers 316 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chormunda falls under Khaprakhol tehsil of Balangir district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Chormunda is Lakhna, about 5.5 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 Chormunda.

Chormunda is about 82 km from Balangir in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chormunda is in Khaprakhol tehsil of Balangir district. Lakhna is about 5.5 km away. Khaprakhol is about 18 km away. Kantābānji is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Telenpali (2.2 km), Sareibahal (2.2 km) and Tankapani (2.5 km).

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

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