About Chirapathar Village

Chirapathar is a small village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 207 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chirapathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirapathar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Gopikandar
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	153 hectares
Population	414
Male Population	207
Female Population	207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
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 Chirapathar compares

By the 2011 count Chirapathar is the 34th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 153 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Chirapathar

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

Chirapathar lies about 29 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 16 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 Chirapathar
Tehsil headquarters	Gopikandar	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Ambajora Shikaripara	16 km
District headquarters	Dumka	29 km

Villages closest to Chirapathar

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

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Common questions about Chirapathar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirapathar village had a population of 414. That makes it the 34th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Chirapathar village has 207 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirapathar has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Chirapathar is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chirapathar covers 153 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chirapathar falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chirapathar is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 16 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 Chirapathar.

Chirapathar is about 29 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirapathar is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 5.9 km away. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 16 km away. Dumka is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.