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About Chatakpur Village

Chatakpur is a small village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 329, made up of 167 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, 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 Kamdara
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 203 hectares
Population 329
Male Population 167
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 Chatakpur compares

By the 2011 count Chatakpur is the 59th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 203 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Chatakpur

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

Chatakpur lies about 44 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 2.6 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
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kamdara 7.1 km
Nearest town Khunti 35 km
District headquarters Gumla 44 km

Villages closest to Chatakpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kamdara 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 329. That makes it the 59th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Chatakpur village has 167 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatakpur has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Chatakpur is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatakpur covers 203 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chatakpur falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chatakpur is Bakaspur, about 2.6 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 Chatakpur.

Chatakpur is about 44 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 Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Bakaspur is about 2.6 km away. Kamdara is about 7.1 km away. Khunti is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramtoleya (1.6 km), Arahara (2.2 km) and Kuli (2.4 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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