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About Chauchak Village

Chauchak is a mid sized village in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 558, made up of 286 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauchak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauchak village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Mahagama
Pincode 814154
Area (hectares) 41.12 hectares
Population 558
Male Population 286
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chauchak compares

By the 2011 count Chauchak is the 102nd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 41.12 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Chauchak

Chauchak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chauchak as Available within 5 - 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 Chauchak from other places

Chauchak 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 Chauchak
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 Chauchak

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 Chauchak

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauchak village had a population of 558. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 229 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Chauchak village has 286 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauchak has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

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

Chauchak covers 41.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chauchak falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chauchak 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chauchak.

Chauchak 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.

Chauchak 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 Chak Chamu (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 Chauchak today is likely to be higher.

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