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About Chatakpur Village

Chatakpur is a small village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 138 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatakpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Rajpur
Pincode 497118
Area (hectares) 158.44 hectares
Population 286
Male Population 138
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chatakpur compares

By the 2011 count Chatakpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 158.44 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 994.

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 <5 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 Chatakpur from other places

Chatakpur lies about 67 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 59 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 Rajpur 35 km
Nearest railway station Barwadih Junction 59 km
Nearest town Garhwa 67 km
District headquarters Surguja 67 km

Villages closest to Chatakpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajpur 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 286. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Chatakpur village has 138 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatakpur has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Chatakpur is 497118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatakpur covers 158.44 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 Rajpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chatakpur is Barwadih Junction, about 59 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 <5 km distance for Chatakpur.

Chatakpur is about 67 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatakpur is in Rajpur tehsil of Surguja district. Rajpur is about 35 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 59 km away. Garhwa is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodaura (18 km), Laduwa (34 km) and Sidhama (52 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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