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About Chongakhar Village

Chongakhar is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,973, made up of 1,015 males and 958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 383 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chongakhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chongakhar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Birni
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 383 hectares
Population 1,973
Male Population 1,015
Female Population 958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chongakhar compares

By the 2011 count Chongakhar is the 17th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 383 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Chongakhar

Chongakhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chongakhar as Available within 5 - 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chargo, Chirudih, Chitakharu and Chitankhari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chongakhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chongakhar village had a population of 1,973. That makes it the 17th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Chongakhar village has 1,015 males and 958 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chongakhar has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Chongakhar is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chongakhar covers 383 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chongakhar falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Chongakhar notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Chongakhar.

Chongakhar is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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