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About Chirtaunga Village

Chirtaunga is a small village in Tandwa tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 110 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,300 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chirtaunga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirtaunga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Tandwa
Pincode 825321
Area (hectares) 215.35 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 110
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,300
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chirtaunga compares

By the 2011 count Chirtaunga is the 83rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents. Its 215.35 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Chirtaunga

Chirtaunga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chirtaunga as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chirtaunga from other places

Chirtaunga lies about 52 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is McCluskieganj, about 12 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 Chirtaunga
Nearest railway station McCluskieganj 12 km
Nearest town Churi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Tandwa 13 km
District headquarters Chatra 52 km

Villages closest to Chirtaunga

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tandwa 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 Chirtaunga

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirtaunga village had a population of 253. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,246 residents.

Chirtaunga village has 110 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirtaunga has about 1300 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Chirtaunga is 825321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chirtaunga covers 215.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chirtaunga falls under Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chirtaunga is McCluskieganj, about 12 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 - 10 km distance for Chirtaunga.

Chirtaunga is about 52 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirtaunga is in Tandwa tehsil of Chatra district. McCluskieganj is about 12 km away. Churi is about 12 km away. Tandwa is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bali (under 2 km), Khandhar (1.5 km) and Banpur (1.9 km).

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

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