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About Chagalmunda Village

Chagalmunda is a small village in Tisri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 236 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chagalmunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chagalmunda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Tisri
Pincode 815317
Area (hectares) 223 hectares
Population 464
Male Population 236
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 Chagalmunda compares

By the 2011 count Chagalmunda is the 67th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 527 residents. Its 223 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Chagalmunda

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

Chagalmunda lies about 48 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Duriatanr Halt, about 17 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 Chagalmunda
Tehsil headquarters Tisri 2.6 km
Nearest railway station Duriatanr Halt 17 km
Nearest town Jhajha 38 km
District headquarters Giridih 48 km

Villages closest to Chagalmunda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chagalmunda village had a population of 464. That makes it the 67th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 527 residents.

Chagalmunda village has 236 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chagalmunda has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Chagalmunda is 815317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chagalmunda covers 223 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chagalmunda falls under Tisri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chagalmunda is Duriatanr Halt, about 17 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 Chagalmunda.

Chagalmunda is about 48 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chagalmunda is in Tisri tehsil of Giridih district. Tisri is about 2.6 km away. Duriatanr Halt is about 17 km away. Jhajha is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baliari (under 2 km), Gamhariatanr (under 2 km) and Chornitari (2.0 km).

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

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