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About Ete Village

Ete is a mid sized village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 849, made up of 414 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 483 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ete Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ete village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Chandwa
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 483 hectares
Population 849
Male Population 414
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
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 Ete compares

By the 2011 count Ete is the 37th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 483 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Ete

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

Ete lies about 16 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Chetar, about 4.6 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 Ete
Nearest railway station Chetar 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwa 9.8 km
District headquarters Latehar 16 km
Nearest town Lātehār 16 km

Villages closest to Ete

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ete village had a population of 849. That makes it the 37th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Ete village has 414 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ete has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

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

Ete covers 483 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ete falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ete is Chetar, about 4.6 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 Ete.

Ete is about 16 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ete is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. Chetar is about 4.6 km away. Chandwa is about 9.8 km away. Latehar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bari (under 2 km), Barwadih (under 2 km) and Rampur (1.5 km).

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

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