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About Chotha Village

Chotha is a small village in Katkamsandi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 96, made up of 48 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chotha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chotha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Katkamsandi
Pincode 825301
Area (hectares) 26.46 hectares
Population 96
Male Population 48
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chotha compares

By the 2011 count Chotha is the 73rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents. Its 26.46 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Chotha

Chotha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chotha as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chotha from other places

Chotha lies about 28 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Padma, about 22 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 Chotha
Nearest railway station Padma 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Katkamsandi 28 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 28 km
Nearest town Hazāribāgh 28 km

Villages closest to Chotha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chotha village had a population of 96. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,224 residents.

Chotha village has 48 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chotha has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Chotha is 825301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chotha covers 26.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chotha falls under Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chotha is Padma, about 22 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chotha.

Chotha is about 28 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chotha is in Katkamsandi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Padma is about 22 km away. Katkamsandi is about 28 km away. Hazaribagh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Borogara (7.5 km), Balia (10 km) and Chirua (17 km).

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

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