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About Chaitu Bigha Village

Chaitu Bigha is a small village in Pipra tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 113 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,177 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaitu Bigha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaitu Bigha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Pipra
Pincode 824302
Area (hectares) 27 hectares
Population 246
Male Population 113
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,177
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaitu Bigha compares

By the 2011 count Chaitu Bigha is the 44th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 583 residents. Its 27 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Chaitu Bigha

Chaitu Bigha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaitu Bigha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chaitu Bigha from other places

Chaitu Bigha lies about 144 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 47 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 Chaitu Bigha
Tehsil headquarters Pipra 6.6 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 21 km
Nearest railway station Ismailpur 47 km
District headquarters Palamu 144 km

Villages closest to Chaitu Bigha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pipra 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 Chaitu Bigha

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaitu Bigha village had a population of 246. That makes it the 44th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 583 residents.

Chaitu Bigha village has 113 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaitu Bigha has about 1177 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Chaitu Bigha is 824302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaitu Bigha covers 27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaitu Bigha falls under Pipra tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaitu Bigha is Ismailpur, about 47 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 village for Chaitu Bigha.

Chaitu Bigha is about 144 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaitu Bigha is in Pipra tehsil of Palamu district. Pipra is about 6.6 km away. Sherghāti is about 21 km away. Ismailpur is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bishrampur (2.1 km), Naudiha (2.8 km) and Bansdohar (5.2 km).

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

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