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About Chorkari Village

Chorkari is a mid sized village in Itkhori tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 295 males and 283 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chorkari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chorkari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Itkhori
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 578
Male Population 295
Female Population 283
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chorkari compares

By the 2011 count Chorkari is the 38th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 558 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Chorkari

Chorkari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chorkari as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chorkari from other places

Chorkari lies about 35 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 13 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 Chorkari
Tehsil headquarters Itkhori 4.5 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 13 km
Nearest town Bagaha 31 km
District headquarters Chatra 35 km

Villages closest to Chorkari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chorkari village had a population of 578. That makes it the 38th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 558 residents.

Chorkari village has 295 males and 283 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chorkari has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Chorkari is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chorkari covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chorkari falls under Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chorkari is Kathautia, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Chorkari.

Chorkari is about 35 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chorkari is in Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district. Itkhori is about 4.5 km away. Kathautia is about 13 km away. Bagaha is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pipra (under 2 km), Bamandiha (under 2 km) and Hurbia (1.5 km).

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

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