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About Chipru Village

Chipru is a small village in Garu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 107 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chipru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chipru village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Garu
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 183 hectares
Population 206
Male Population 107
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chipru compares

By the 2011 count Chipru is the 54th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 439 residents. Its 183 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Chipru

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

Chipru lies about 20 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kumandih, about 13 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 Chipru
Tehsil headquarters Garu 10 km
Nearest railway station Kumandih 13 km
District headquarters Latehar 20 km
Nearest town Lātehār 20 km

Villages closest to Chipru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chipru village had a population of 206. That makes it the 54th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 439 residents.

Chipru village has 107 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chipru has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Chipru covers 183 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chipru falls under Garu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chipru is Kumandih, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Chipru.

Chipru is about 20 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chipru is in Garu tehsil of Latehar district. Garu is about 10 km away. Kumandih is about 13 km away. Latehar 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 Karitola (under 2 km), Dabri (1.9 km) and Purnaki Dabri (1.9 km).

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

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