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About Chetag Village

Chetag is a mid sized village in Balumath tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,592, made up of 833 males and 759 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 539.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chetag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chetag village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Balumath
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 539.82 hectares
Population 1,592
Male Population 833
Female Population 759
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
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 Chetag compares

By the 2011 count Chetag is the 18th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 539.82 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Chetag

Chetag is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chetag 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 Chetag from other places

Chetag lies about 30 km from Latehar. 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 Chetag
Tehsil headquarters Balumath under 2 km
District headquarters Latehar 30 km
Nearest town Lātehār 30 km

Villages closest to Chetag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chetag village had a population of 1,592. That makes it the 18th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Chetag village has 833 males and 759 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chetag has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Chetag is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chetag covers 539.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chetag falls under Balumath tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Chetag notes the nearest railway station 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 Chetag.

Chetag is about 30 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chetag is in Balumath tehsil of Latehar district. Balumath is about under 2 km away. Latehar is about 30 km away. Lātehār is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balumath (under 2 km), Soparam (1.6 km) and Jogiadih (2.0 km).

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

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