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About Chhunapur Village

Chhunapur is a small village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 74 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.31 hectares hectares.

Chhunapur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhunapur village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 10.31 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 74
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhunapur compares

By the 2011 count Chhunapur is the 378th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 10.31 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Chhunapur

Chhunapur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhunapur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhunapur from other places

Chhunapur lies about 20 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 11 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 Chhunapur
Nearest railway station Sri Krishna Nagar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 20 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 20 km

Villages closest to Chhunapur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhunapur village had a population of 138. That makes it the 378th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Chhunapur village has 74 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhunapur has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1071.

Chhunapur covers 10.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhunapur falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhunapur is Sri Krishna Nagar, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chhunapur.

Chhunapur is about 20 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhunapur is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Sri Krishna Nagar is about 11 km away. Kerakat is about 20 km away. Jaunpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaliakhas (3.9 km), Mai (4.3 km) and Hardhan (6.2 km).

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

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