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About Chatakpur Village

Chatakpur is a mid sized village in Kunkuri tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 983, made up of 496 males and 487 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 561.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatakpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Kunkuri
Pincode 496334
Area (hectares) 561.09 hectares
Population 983
Male Population 496
Female Population 487
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chatakpur compares

By the 2011 count Chatakpur is the 32nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 905 residents. Its 561.09 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Chatakpur

Chatakpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chatakpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chatakpur from other places

Chatakpur lies about 23 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Garposh, about 73 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 Chatakpur
Tehsil headquarters Kunkuri 12 km
District headquarters Jashpur 23 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 23 km
Nearest railway station Garposh 73 km

Villages closest to Chatakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatakpur village had a population of 983. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 905 residents.

Chatakpur village has 496 males and 487 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatakpur has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Chatakpur is 496334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatakpur covers 561.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chatakpur falls under Kunkuri tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chatakpur is Garposh, about 73 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Chatakpur.

Chatakpur is about 23 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatakpur is in Kunkuri tehsil of Jashpur district. Kunkuri is about 12 km away. Jashpur is about 23 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pharsakani (3.8 km), Salehatoli (4.9 km) and Kharwatoli (5.2 km).

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

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