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About Chhotaghagri Village

Chhotaghagri is a small village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 37 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,162 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhotaghagri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhotaghagri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Litipara
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 37 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 37
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,162
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhotaghagri compares

By the 2011 count Chhotaghagri is the 222nd largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 37 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Chhotaghagri

Chhotaghagri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhotaghagri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhotaghagri from other places

Chhotaghagri lies about 35 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 24 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 Chhotaghagri
Tehsil headquarters Litipara 14 km
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 24 km
Nearest town Godda 33 km
District headquarters Pakur 35 km

Villages closest to Chhotaghagri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhotaghagri village had a population of 80. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Chhotaghagri village has 37 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhotaghagri has about 1162 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

The pincode recorded for Chhotaghagri is 816102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhotaghagri covers 37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhotaghagri falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chhotaghagri is Barharwa Junction, about 24 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chhotaghagri.

Chhotaghagri is about 35 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhotaghagri is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Litipara is about 14 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 24 km away. Godda is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhota Ghagri (under 2 km), Bara Ghagri (under 2 km) and Kaldanpahar (4.5 km).

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

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