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About Niranjan Chak Village

Niranjan Chak is a small village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16, made up of 7 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,286 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825420, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Niranjan Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Niranjan Chak village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825420
Area (hectares) 7 hectares
Population 16
Male Population 7
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,286
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 Niranjan Chak compares

By the 2011 count Niranjan Chak is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 7 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Niranjan Chak

Niranjan Chak is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Niranjan Chak 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 Niranjan Chak from other places

Niranjan Chak lies about 27 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Paraiya, about 40 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 Niranjan Chak
Nearest town Sherghāti 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 27 km
District headquarters Chatra 27 km
Nearest railway station Paraiya 40 km

Villages closest to Niranjan Chak

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 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 Niranjan Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Niranjan Chak village had a population of 16. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Niranjan Chak village has 7 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Niranjan Chak has about 1286 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Niranjan Chak is 825420. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Niranjan Chak covers 7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Niranjan Chak falls under Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Niranjan Chak is Paraiya, about 40 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 Niranjan Chak.

Niranjan Chak is about 27 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Niranjan Chak is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Sherghāti is about 13 km away. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 27 km away. Chatra 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 Bariarchak (under 2 km), Arjun Kalan (under 2 km) and Khuti Kewal Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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