About Chaukari Village

Chaukari is a large village in Haidernagar tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,522, made up of 1,296 males and 1,226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 266 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaukari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukari village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Haidernagar
Pincode	822115
Area (hectares)	266 hectares
Population	2,522
Male Population	1,296
Female Population	1,226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
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 Chaukari compares

By the 2011 count Chaukari is the 6th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,470 residents. Its 266 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Chaukari

Chaukari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chaukari 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 Chaukari from other places

Chaukari lies about 8.1 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Bermo, about 1.8 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 Chaukari
Nearest railway station	Bermo	1.8 km
Nearest town	Jāridih	2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Haidernagar	8.1 km
District headquarters	Palamu	8.1 km

Villages closest to Chaukari

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

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Common questions about Chaukari

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukari village had a population of 2,522. That makes it the 6th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,470 residents.

Chaukari village has 1,296 males and 1,226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukari has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Chaukari is 822115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaukari covers 266 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaukari falls under Haidernagar tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaukari is Bermo, about 1.8 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chaukari.

Chaukari is about 8.1 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaukari is in Haidernagar tehsil of Palamu district. Bermo is about 1.8 km away. Jāridih is about 2.0 km away. Haidernagar is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.