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About Chakra Village

Chakra is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 139 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 283 hectares
Population 284
Male Population 139
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakra compares

By the 2011 count Chakra is the 132nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 283 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Chakra

Chakra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chakra 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakra from other places

Chakra lies about 51 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Kalian Chak, about 7.6 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 Chakra
Nearest railway station Kalian Chak 7.6 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 19 km
District headquarters Godda 51 km

Villages closest to Chakra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakra village had a population of 284. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Chakra village has 139 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakra has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Chakra is 814147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakra covers 283 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chakra falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chakra is Kalian Chak, about 7.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chakra.

Chakra is about 51 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakra is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Kalian Chak is about 7.6 km away. Rājmahal is about 17 km away. Boarijor is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dangoda (under 2 km), Pakarbera (3.0 km) and Pandeni (4.2 km).

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

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