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About Chachghara Village

Chachghara is a large village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,636, made up of 1,389 males and 1,247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chachghara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chachghara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Jamua
Pincode 815318
Area (hectares) 457.14 hectares
Population 2,636
Male Population 1,389
Female Population 1,247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chachghara compares

By the 2011 count Chachghara is the 16th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 457.14 hectares work out to about 5.8 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 947.

Getting to Chachghara

Chachghara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chachghara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chachghara from other places

Chachghara lies about 140 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Katkamsandi, about 30 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 Chachghara
Nearest town Chatrā 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamua 19 km
Nearest railway station Katkamsandi 30 km
District headquarters Giridih 140 km

Villages closest to Chachghara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chachghara village had a population of 2,636. That makes it the 16th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Chachghara village has 1,389 males and 1,247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chachghara has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Chachghara is 815318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chachghara covers 457.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chachghara falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chachghara is Katkamsandi, about 30 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 <5 km distance for Chachghara.

Chachghara is about 140 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chachghara is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Chatrā is about 5.9 km away. Jamua is about 19 km away. Katkamsandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghmara (under 2 km), Charghara (under 2 km) and Charghara Kisgo (under 2 km).

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

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