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About Chagarjani Village

Chagarjani is a mid sized village in Hiranpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,659, made up of 780 males and 879 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,127 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chagarjani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chagarjani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Hiranpur
Pincode 816104
Area (hectares) 370 hectares
Population 1,659
Male Population 780
Female Population 879
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,127
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 Chagarjani compares

By the 2011 count Chagarjani is the 12th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 370 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Chagarjani

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

Chagarjani lies about 36 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 30 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 Chagarjani
Tehsil headquarters Hiranpur 20 km
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 30 km
Nearest town Godda 31 km
District headquarters Pakur 36 km

Villages closest to Chagarjani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chagarjani village had a population of 1,659. That makes it the 12th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Chagarjani village has 780 males and 879 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chagarjani has about 1127 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Chagarjani is 816104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chagarjani covers 370 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chagarjani falls under Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chagarjani is Barharwa Junction, about 30 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 <5 km distance for Chagarjani.

Chagarjani is about 36 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chagarjani is in Hiranpur tehsil of Pakur district. Hiranpur is about 20 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 30 km away. Godda 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 Dangapara (4.5 km), Telopara (7.5 km) and Jordiha (8.9 km).

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

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