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About Kantahi Chak Village

Kantahi Chak is a small village in Itkhori tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 497, made up of 234 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kantahi Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kantahi Chak village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Itkhori
Pincode 825408
Area (hectares) 27 hectares
Population 497
Male Population 234
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,124
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kantahi Chak compares

By the 2011 count Kantahi Chak is the 48th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 558 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Kantahi Chak

Kantahi Chak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kantahi Chak 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 Kantahi Chak from other places

Kantahi Chak lies about 35 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, 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 Kantahi Chak
Tehsil headquarters Itkhori 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 17 km
Nearest town Bagaha 27 km
District headquarters Chatra 35 km

Villages closest to Kantahi Chak

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 Kantahi Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Kantahi Chak village had a population of 497. That makes it the 48th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 558 residents.

Kantahi Chak village has 234 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kantahi Chak has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

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

Kantahi Chak covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kantahi Chak falls under Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kantahi Chak is Kathautia, 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 village for Kantahi Chak.

Kantahi Chak 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.

Kantahi Chak is in Itkhori tehsil of Chatra district. Itkhori is about 4.7 km away. Kathautia is about 17 km away. Bagaha is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kemo (under 2 km), Kurjun (under 2 km) and Sirmatpur (under 2 km).

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

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