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About Chatakman Village

Chatakman is a mid sized village in Ranka tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,333, made up of 670 males and 663 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatakman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatakman village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Ranka
Pincode 822125
Area (hectares) 294 hectares
Population 1,333
Male Population 670
Female Population 663
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chatakman compares

By the 2011 count Chatakman is the 25th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents. Its 294 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 983.

Getting to Chatakman

Chatakman is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chatakman as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chatakman from other places

Chatakman lies about 27 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Daltonganj, about 28 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 Chatakman
Tehsil headquarters Ranka 9.0 km
District headquarters Garhwa 27 km
Nearest railway station Daltonganj 28 km

Villages closest to Chatakman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatakman village had a population of 1,333. That makes it the 25th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,160 residents.

Chatakman village has 670 males and 663 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatakman has about 990 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Chatakman is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatakman covers 294 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chatakman falls under Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chatakman is Daltonganj, about 28 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 village for Chatakman.

Chatakman is about 27 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatakman is in Ranka tehsil of Garhwa district. Ranka is about 9.0 km away. Garhwa is about 27 km away. Daltonganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaurgara (under 2 km), Tamge Kalan (2.2 km) and Pindra (2.2 km).

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

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