About Chorkakhar Village

Chorkakhar is a mid sized village in Bishunpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 288 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1228 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chorkakhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chorkakhar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Bishunpur
Pincode	835231
Area (hectares)	1228 hectares
Population	539
Male Population	288
Female Population	251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chorkakhar compares

By the 2011 count Chorkakhar is the 46th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 916 residents. Its 1228 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 Chorkakhar

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

Chorkakhar lies about 53 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Latehar, about 32 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 Chorkakhar
Tehsil headquarters	Bishunpur	13 km
Nearest railway station	Latehar	32 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	35 km
District headquarters	Gumla	53 km

Villages closest to Chorkakhar

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.

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Common questions about Chorkakhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chorkakhar village had a population of 539. That makes it the 46th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 916 residents.

Chorkakhar village has 288 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chorkakhar has about 872 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 Chorkakhar is 835231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chorkakhar covers 1228 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chorkakhar falls under Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chorkakhar is Latehar, about 32 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 - 10 km distance for Chorkakhar.

Chorkakhar is about 53 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chorkakhar is in Bishunpur tehsil of Gumla district. Bishunpur is about 13 km away. Latehar is about 32 km away. Lātehār is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.