Skip to main content

About Chhotapaharpur Village

Chhotapaharpur is a mid sized village in Amrapara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,073, made up of 534 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhotapaharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhotapaharpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Amrapara
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 211.5 hectares
Population 1,073
Male Population 534
Female Population 539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhotapaharpur compares

By the 2011 count Chhotapaharpur is the 18th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 211.5 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Chhotapaharpur

Chhotapaharpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhotapaharpur as Available within <5 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 Chhotapaharpur from other places

Chhotapaharpur lies about 31 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Banshlai Bridge, about 31 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 Chhotapaharpur
Tehsil headquarters Amrapara 2.0 km
District headquarters Pakur 31 km
Nearest railway station Banshlai Bridge 31 km

Villages closest to Chhotapaharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhotapaharpur village had a population of 1,073. That makes it the 18th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Chhotapaharpur village has 534 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhotapaharpur has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Chhotapaharpur is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhotapaharpur covers 211.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhotapaharpur falls under Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chhotapaharpur is Banshlai Bridge, about 31 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chhotapaharpur.

Chhotapaharpur is about 31 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhotapaharpur is in Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district. Amrapara is about 2.0 km away. Pakur is about 31 km away. Banshlai Bridge is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asankura (under 2 km), Udalbani (1.5 km) and Fatehpur (1.8 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All