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About Chorgata Village

Chorgata is a mid sized village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 631, made up of 342 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chorgata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chorgata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Jamua
Pincode 815312
Area (hectares) 173 hectares
Population 631
Male Population 342
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
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 Chorgata compares

By the 2011 count Chorgata is the 149th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 173 hectares work out to about 3.6 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 Chorgata

Chorgata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chorgata 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 Chorgata from other places

Chorgata lies about 129 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 23 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 Chorgata
Tehsil headquarters Jamua 14 km
Nearest town Chatrā 20 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 23 km
District headquarters Giridih 129 km

Villages closest to Chorgata

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 Chorgata

As per the Census of India 2011, Chorgata village had a population of 631. That makes it the 149th largest of the 282 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Chorgata village has 342 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chorgata has about 845 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 Chorgata is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chorgata covers 173 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chorgata falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chorgata is Kathautia, about 23 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 Chorgata.

Chorgata is about 129 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chorgata is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Jamua is about 14 km away. Chatrā is about 20 km away. Kathautia is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Merkhogundi Kalan (1.6 km), Naiadih Alias Pandedih (3.7 km) and Pandedih (3.7 km).

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

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