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About Chunka Village

Chunka is a mid sized village in Mahmudabad tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,438, made up of 776 males and 662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 261305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chunka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chunka village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Mahmudabad
Pincode 261305
Area (hectares) 313 hectares
Population 1,438
Male Population 776
Female Population 662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chunka compares

By the 2011 count Chunka is the 147th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents. Its 313 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Chunka

Chunka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chunka as Available within 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 Chunka from other places

Chunka lies about 46 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Babupur, about 10 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 Chunka
Nearest railway station Babupur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahmudabad 11 km
Nearest town Mahmudābād 11 km
District headquarters Sitapur 46 km

Villages closest to Chunka

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chunka village had a population of 1,438. That makes it the 147th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,542 residents.

Chunka village has 776 males and 662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chunka has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 888.

The pincode recorded for Chunka is 261305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chunka covers 313 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chunka falls under Mahmudabad tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chunka is Babupur, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chunka.

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

Chunka is in Mahmudabad tehsil of Sitapur district. Babupur is about 10 km away. Mahmudabad is about 11 km away. Mahmudābād is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohammadpur Kala (1.6 km), Birasi (1.7 km) and Tursena (2.2 km).

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

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