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About Chhotakatra Village

Chhotakatra is a mid sized village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 632, made up of 322 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 482 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhotakatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhotakatra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Dumri
Pincode 835230
Area (hectares) 482 hectares
Population 632
Male Population 322
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhotakatra compares

By the 2011 count Chhotakatra is the 33rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 482 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Chhotakatra

Chhotakatra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhotakatra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chhotakatra from other places

Chhotakatra lies about 129 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Garwa, about 29 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 Chhotakatra
Nearest town Garhwa 27 km
Nearest railway station Garwa 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Dumri 33 km
District headquarters Gumla 129 km

Villages closest to Chhotakatra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhotakatra village had a population of 632. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Chhotakatra village has 322 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhotakatra has about 963 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 969.

The pincode recorded for Chhotakatra is 835230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhotakatra covers 482 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhotakatra falls under Dumri tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chhotakatra is Garwa, about 29 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhotakatra.

Chhotakatra is about 129 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhotakatra is in Dumri tehsil of Gumla district. Garhwa is about 27 km away. Garwa is about 29 km away. Dumri is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dauna (12 km), Kothi (20 km) and Baghmariya (21 km).

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

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