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About Chatamdag Village

Chatamdag is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 528, made up of 270 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatamdag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatamdag village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835208
Area (hectares) 298 hectares
Population 528
Male Population 270
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 Chatamdag compares

By the 2011 count Chatamdag is the 86th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 298 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Chatamdag

Chatamdag is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chatamdag 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 Chatamdag from other places

Chatamdag lies about 23 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 35 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 Chatamdag
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 11 km
District headquarters Gumla 23 km
Nearest town Gumlā 23 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 35 km

Villages closest to Chatamdag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatamdag village had a population of 528. That makes it the 86th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Chatamdag village has 270 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatamdag has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Chatamdag is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatamdag covers 298 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.

Chatamdag falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chatamdag is Lohardaga, about 35 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 Chatamdag.

Chatamdag is about 23 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatamdag is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 11 km away. Gumla is about 23 km away. Gumlā is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lowadag (under 2 km), Sehal (under 2 km) and Jalka (2.0 km).

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

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