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About Angarah Village

Angarah is a mid sized village in Pratappur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 619, made up of 334 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2747 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Angarah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Angarah village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Pratappur
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 2747 hectares
Population 619
Male Population 334
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Angarah compares

By the 2011 count Angarah is the 70th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 2747 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 949.

Getting to Angarah

Angarah is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Angarah 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Angarah from other places

Angarah lies about 123 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Satbahini, about 17 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 Angarah
Nearest railway station Satbahini 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Pratappur 30 km
Nearest town Bishrāmpur 30 km
District headquarters Chatra 123 km

Villages closest to Angarah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Angarah village had a population of 619. That makes it the 70th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Angarah village has 334 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Angarah has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Angarah is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Angarah covers 2747 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Angarah falls under Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Angarah is Satbahini, about 17 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 10+ km distance for Angarah.

Angarah is about 123 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Angarah is in Pratappur tehsil of Chatra district. Satbahini is about 17 km away. Pratappur is about 30 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lewaria (7.1 km), Gurturi (8.5 km) and Dulibigha (9.2 km).

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

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