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About Chaki Village

Chaki is a mid sized village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 274 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaki village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Bandgaon
Pincode 835216
Area (hectares) 291.66 hectares
Population 560
Male Population 274
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaki compares

By the 2011 count Chaki is the 47th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 291.66 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Chaki

Chaki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaki 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 Chaki from other places

Chaki lies about 32 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 23 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 Chaki
Tehsil headquarters Bandgaon 12 km
Nearest railway station Sonua 23 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 25 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 32 km

Villages closest to Chaki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaki village had a population of 560. That makes it the 47th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Chaki village has 274 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaki has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Chaki is 835216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaki covers 291.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chaki falls under Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaki is Sonua, about 23 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 Chaki.

Chaki is about 32 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaki is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 12 km away. Sonua is about 23 km away. Chakradharpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pareya (under 2 km), Kandajui (under 2 km) and Kandeyong (2.4 km).

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

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