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About Chagri Village

Chagri is a mid sized village in Gumia tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,146, made up of 610 males and 536 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 610 hectares hectares.

Chagri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chagri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Bokaro
Tehsil Gumia
Area (hectares) 610 hectares
Population 1,146
Male Population 610
Female Population 536
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chagri compares

By the 2011 count Chagri is the 43rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 610 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Chagri

Chagri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chagri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chagri from other places

Chagri lies about 50 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Jogeswar Bihar, about 4.5 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 Chagri
Nearest railway station Jogeswar Bihar 4.5 km
Nearest town Kuju 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Gumia 19 km
District headquarters Bokaro 50 km

Villages closest to Chagri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chagri village had a population of 1,146. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Chagri village has 610 males and 536 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chagri has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Chagri covers 610 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chagri falls under Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chagri is Jogeswar Bihar, about 4.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chagri.

Chagri is about 50 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chagri is in Gumia tehsil of Bokaro district. Jogeswar Bihar is about 4.5 km away. Kuju is about 15 km away. Gumia is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baridari (under 2 km), Lawalang (2.3 km) and Kunda (2.9 km).

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

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