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About Chhotapokhria Village

Chhotapokhria is a small village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 218, made up of 126 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 730 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhotapokhria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhotapokhria village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Litipara
Pincode 816102
Area (hectares) 76.31 hectares
Population 218
Male Population 126
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 730
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhotapokhria compares

By the 2011 count Chhotapokhria is the 121st largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 76.31 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Chhotapokhria

Chhotapokhria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhotapokhria as Available within 5 - 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 Chhotapokhria from other places

Chhotapokhria lies about 28 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Kotalpukur, about 26 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 Chhotapokhria
Tehsil headquarters Litipara 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Kotalpukur 26 km
District headquarters Pakur 28 km

Villages closest to Chhotapokhria

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 Chhotapokhria

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhotapokhria village had a population of 218. That makes it the 121st largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Chhotapokhria village has 126 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhotapokhria has about 730 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

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

Chhotapokhria covers 76.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhotapokhria falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chhotapokhria is Kotalpukur, about 26 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 10+ km distance for Chhotapokhria.

Chhotapokhria is about 28 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhotapokhria is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Litipara is about 4.7 km away. Kotalpukur is about 26 km away. Pakur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalakundi (under 2 km), Pathuria (under 2 km) and Bara Pokharia (under 2 km).

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

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