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About Chak Chamu Village

Chak Chamu is a small village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 265, made up of 141 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Chamu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Chamu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Mahagama
Pincode 814154
Area (hectares) 25.69 hectares
Population 265
Male Population 141
Female Population 124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Chamu compares

By the 2011 count Chak Chamu is the 152nd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 25.69 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Chak Chamu

Chak Chamu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chak Chamu as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak Chamu from other places

Chak Chamu lies about 29 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 18 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 Chak Chamu
Tehsil headquarters Mahagama 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Ekchari 18 km
Nearest town Colgong 22 km
District headquarters Godda 29 km

Villages closest to Chak Chamu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mahagama 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 Chak Chamu

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Chamu village had a population of 265. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Chak Chamu village has 141 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Chamu has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Chak Chamu is 814154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Chamu covers 25.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chak Chamu falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chak Chamu is Ekchari, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Chak Chamu.

Chak Chamu is about 29 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Chamu is in Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 5.6 km away. Ekchari is about 18 km away. Colgong is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauchak (under 2 km), Bhandarchua (under 2 km) and Bhelaidih (under 2 km).

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

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