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About Chadra Village

Chadra is a mid sized village in Jainagar tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,719, made up of 899 males and 820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chadra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chadra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Jainagar
Pincode 825318
Area (hectares) 232 hectares
Population 1,719
Male Population 899
Female Population 820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chadra compares

By the 2011 count Chadra is the 19th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 232 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Chadra

Chadra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chadra as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chadra from other places

Chadra lies about 104 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Jhanjhitoli Halt, about 5.1 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 Chadra
Nearest railway station Jhanjhitoli Halt 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Jainagar 16 km
Nearest town Saunda 17 km
District headquarters Kodarma 104 km

Villages closest to Chadra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chadra village had a population of 1,719. That makes it the 19th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Chadra village has 899 males and 820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chadra has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Chadra is 825318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chadra covers 232 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chadra falls under Jainagar tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chadra is Jhanjhitoli Halt, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chadra.

Chadra is about 104 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chadra is in Jainagar tehsil of Kodarma district. Jhanjhitoli Halt is about 5.1 km away. Jainagar is about 16 km away. Saunda is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baghmara (7.7 km), Dharaidih (7.7 km) and Karnosaran (7.7 km).

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

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