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About Postia Village

Postia is a mid sized village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,597, made up of 800 males and 797 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 953 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Postia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Postia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 953 hectares
Population 1,597
Male Population 800
Female Population 797
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Postia compares

By the 2011 count Postia is the 27th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 953 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Postia

Postia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Postia as Available within <5 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 Postia from other places

Postia lies about 12 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 43 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 Postia
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 12 km
District headquarters Chatra 12 km
Nearest town Chatrā 12 km
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 43 km

Villages closest to Postia

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 Postia

As per the Census of India 2011, Postia village had a population of 1,597. That makes it the 27th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Postia village has 800 males and 797 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Postia has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Postia is 825401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Postia covers 953 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Postia is Katkamsandi, about 43 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Postia.

Postia is about 12 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Postia is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 12 km away. Chatra is about 12 km away. Chatrā is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salaiya (under 2 km), Bandatanr (1.7 km) and Demdem (2.0 km).

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

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