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About Datam Village

Datam 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 1,313, made up of 680 males and 633 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Datam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Datam village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Shaligram Ram Narayanpur
Pincode 825401
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 1,313
Male Population 680
Female Population 633
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
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 Datam compares

By the 2011 count Datam is the 41st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Datam

Datam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Datam 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. The nearest villages by name are Choukhara, Daha, Dalkoma and Dandai. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Datam

As per the Census of India 2011, Datam village had a population of 1,313. That makes it the 41st largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Datam village has 680 males and 633 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Datam has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

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

Datam covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Datam notes the nearest railway station 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 Datam.

Datam is in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur tehsil of Chatra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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