About Datam Village

Datam is a small village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 485, made up of 265 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 783 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Datam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Datam village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chainpur
Pincode	822110
Area (hectares)	783 hectares
Population	485
Male Population	265
Female Population	220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	830
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 Datam compares

By the 2011 count Datam is the 118th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 783 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Datam

Datam is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Datam 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. The nearest villages by name are Chhitra Alias Sonarakhap, Chitabar Alias Dinabar, Chorhat and Chothasa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Datam

As per the Census of India 2011, Datam village had a population of 485. That makes it the 118th largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Datam village has 265 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Datam has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Datam is 822110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Datam covers 783 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Datam falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Datam notes the nearest railway station 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 Datam.

Datam is in Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.