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About Chatkari Village

Chatkari is a mid sized village in Bishungarh tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 951, made up of 472 males and 479 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatkari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatkari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Bishungarh
Pincode 825312
Area (hectares) 420.36 hectares
Population 951
Male Population 472
Female Population 479
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chatkari compares

By the 2011 count Chatkari is the 43rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 420.36 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Chatkari

Chatkari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chatkari as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chatkari from other places

Chatkari lies about 52 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Chaudhribandh, about 15 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 Chatkari
Tehsil headquarters Bishungarh 13 km
Nearest railway station Chaudhribandh 15 km
Nearest town Gumia 20 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 52 km

Villages closest to Chatkari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatkari village had a population of 951. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Chatkari village has 472 males and 479 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatkari has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Chatkari is 825312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatkari covers 420.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chatkari falls under Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chatkari is Chaudhribandh, about 15 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 village for Chatkari.

Chatkari is about 52 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatkari is in Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bishungarh is about 13 km away. Chaudhribandh is about 15 km away. Gumia is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Unchaghara (under 2 km), Kharkatto (under 2 km) and Bankharo (2.2 km).

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

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