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About Chakardaha Village

Chakardaha is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 486 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakardaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakardaha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Bengabad
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 212 hectares
Population 899
Male Population 486
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chakardaha compares

By the 2011 count Chakardaha is the 49th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Chakardaha

Chakardaha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chakardaha 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakardaha from other places

Chakardaha lies about 12 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Maheshmunda Junction, about 3.5 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 Chakardaha
Nearest railway station Maheshmunda Junction 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Bengabad 5.5 km
District headquarters Giridih 12 km

Villages closest to Chakardaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakardaha village had a population of 899. That makes it the 49th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Chakardaha village has 486 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakardaha has about 850 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Chakardaha is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakardaha covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakardaha falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chakardaha is Maheshmunda Junction, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Chakardaha.

Chakardaha is about 12 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakardaha is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Maheshmunda Junction is about 3.5 km away. Bengabad is about 5.5 km away. Giridih is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajurdiha (under 2 km), Mandardih (under 2 km) and Manjori (under 2 km).

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

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