About Chalkari Village

Chalkari is one of the larger villages in Peterwar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,895, made up of 4,075 males and 3,820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1342.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalkari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalkari village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Tehsil	Peterwar
Pincode	829114
Area (hectares)	1342.57 hectares
Population	7,895
Male Population	4,075
Female Population	3,820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalkari compares

By the 2011 count Chalkari is the 4th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 1342.57 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Chalkari

Chalkari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chalkari as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chalkari from other places

Chalkari lies about 22 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Bermo, about 1.8 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 Chalkari
Nearest railway station	Bermo	1.8 km
Nearest town	Jāridih	2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Peterwar	22 km
District headquarters	Bokaro	22 km

Villages closest to Chalkari

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

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Common questions about Chalkari

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalkari village had a population of 7,895. That makes it the 4th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Chalkari village has 4,075 males and 3,820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalkari has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Chalkari is 829114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalkari covers 1342.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chalkari falls under Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chalkari is Bermo, about 1.8 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 village for Chalkari.

Chalkari is about 22 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalkari is in Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district. Bermo is about 1.8 km away. Jāridih is about 2.0 km away. Peterwar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.