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About Chaukhara Village

Chaukhara 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 606, made up of 326 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 859 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaukhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukhara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 47 hectares
Population 606
Male Population 326
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 859
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaukhara compares

By the 2011 count Chaukhara is the 101st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 47 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Chaukhara

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

Chaukhara lies about 17 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 50 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 Chaukhara
Tehsil headquarters Shaligram Ram Narayanpur 17 km
District headquarters Chatra 17 km
Nearest town Chatrā 17 km
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 50 km

Villages closest to Chaukhara

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 Chaukhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukhara village had a population of 606. That makes it the 101st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Chaukhara village has 326 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukhara has about 859 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

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

Chaukhara covers 47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chaukhara is Katkamsandi, about 50 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chaukhara.

Chaukhara is about 17 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaukhara is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. Shaligram Ram Narayanpur is about 17 km away. Chatra is about 17 km away. Chatrā is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hosil (under 2 km), Pindra (under 2 km) and Sardam (under 2 km).

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

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