About Chaklotipur Village

Chaklotipur is a mid sized village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 706, made up of 358 males and 348 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 214 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaklotipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaklotipur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jama
Pincode	814146
Area (hectares)	214 hectares
Population	706
Male Population	358
Female Population	348
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
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 Chaklotipur compares

By the 2011 count Chaklotipur is the 47th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 214 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Chaklotipur

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

Chaklotipur lies about 11 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Kurwa, about 13 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 Chaklotipur
District headquarters	Dumka	11 km
Nearest railway station	Kurwa	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jama	16 km

Villages closest to Chaklotipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaklotipur village had a population of 706. That makes it the 47th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Chaklotipur village has 358 males and 348 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaklotipur has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Chaklotipur is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaklotipur covers 214 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaklotipur falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaklotipur is Kurwa, about 13 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 Chaklotipur.

Chaklotipur is about 11 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaklotipur is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. Dumka is about 11 km away. Kurwa is about 13 km away. Jama is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.