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About Chhotchorgain Village

Chhotchorgain is a small village in Kisko tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 490, made up of 248 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhotchorgain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhotchorgain village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Kisko
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 305.53 hectares
Population 490
Male Population 248
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhotchorgain compares

By the 2011 count Chhotchorgain is the 37th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 305.53 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Chhotchorgain

Chhotchorgain is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chhotchorgain as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chhotchorgain from other places

Chhotchorgain lies about 9.5 km from Lohardaga. 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 Chhotchorgain
District headquarters Lohardaga 9.5 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kisko 9.8 km

Villages closest to Chhotchorgain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhotchorgain village had a population of 490. That makes it the 37th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Chhotchorgain village has 248 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhotchorgain has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Chhotchorgain is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhotchorgain covers 305.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhotchorgain falls under Kisko tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Chhotchorgain notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Chhotchorgain.

Chhotchorgain is about 9.5 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhotchorgain is in Kisko tehsil of Lohardaga district. Lohardaga is about 9.5 km away. Lohārdagā is about 9.5 km away. Kisko is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barchorgain (under 2 km), Merle (2.1 km) and Jogiara (2.1 km).

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

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