About Chatma Village

Chatma is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 157, made up of 80 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatma village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Bandgaon
Pincode	835216
Area (hectares)	74.97 hectares
Population	157
Male Population	80
Female Population	77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
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 Chatma compares

By the 2011 count Chatma is the 163rd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 74.97 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Chatma

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

Chatma lies about 37 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 28 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 Chatma
Tehsil headquarters	Bandgaon	7.7 km
Nearest railway station	Sonua	28 km
Nearest town	Chakradharpur	29 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	37 km

Villages closest to Chatma

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.

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Common questions about Chatma

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatma village had a population of 157. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Chatma village has 80 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatma has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

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

Chatma covers 74.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chatma is Sonua, about 28 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 Chatma.

Chatma is about 37 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatma is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 7.7 km away. Sonua is about 28 km away. Chakradharpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.