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About Chatakpur Village

Chatakpur is a small village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 352, made up of 187 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835237, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatakpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Bishunpur
Pincode 835237
Area (hectares) 200.18 hectares
Population 352
Male Population 187
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chatakpur compares

By the 2011 count Chatakpur is the 58th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 200.18 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Chatakpur

Chatakpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chatakpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chatakpur from other places

Chatakpur lies about 49 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Latehar, about 37 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 Chatakpur
Tehsil headquarters Bishunpur 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Latehar 37 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 38 km
District headquarters Gumla 49 km

Villages closest to Chatakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatakpur village had a population of 352. That makes it the 58th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Chatakpur village has 187 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatakpur has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Chatakpur is 835237. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatakpur covers 200.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chatakpur falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chatakpur is Latehar, about 37 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chatakpur.

Chatakpur is about 49 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatakpur is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Bishunpur is about 9.4 km away. Latehar is about 37 km away. Lohārdagā 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 Balatu (under 2 km), Salam Nawatoli (under 2 km) and Narma (1.6 km).

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

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