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About Churk Village

Churk is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,530, made up of 814 males and 716 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.17 hectares hectares.

Churk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churk village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Area (hectares) 54.17 hectares
Population 1,530
Male Population 814
Female Population 716
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Churk compares

By the 2011 count Churk is the 116th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 54.17 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Churk

Churk is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Churk as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Churk from other places

Churk lies about 6.2 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Churk, about under 2 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 Churk
Nearest railway station Churk under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 6.2 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 6.2 km

Villages closest to Churk

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Churk village had a population of 1,530. That makes it the 116th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Churk village has 814 males and 716 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churk has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Churk covers 54.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Churk falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Churk is Churk, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available for Churk.

Churk is about 6.2 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Churk is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Churk is about under 2 km away. Robertsganj is about 6.2 km away. Sonbhadra is about 6.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harhuna (under 2 km), Chakya (1.6 km) and Charka (1.6 km).

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

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