About Chhotakesel Village

Chhotakesel is a small village in Bandgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 118 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhotakesel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhotakesel village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Bandgaon
Pincode	833201
Area (hectares)	218.13 hectares
Population	235
Male Population	118
Female Population	117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
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 Chhotakesel compares

By the 2011 count Chhotakesel is the 129th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 218.13 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Chhotakesel

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

Chhotakesel lies about 51 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, 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 Chhotakesel
Tehsil headquarters	Bandgaon	13 km
Nearest railway station	Pakra	28 km
Nearest town	Khunti	30 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	51 km

Villages closest to Chhotakesel

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 Chhotakesel

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhotakesel village had a population of 235. That makes it the 129th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Chhotakesel village has 118 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhotakesel has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Chhotakesel is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhotakesel covers 218.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhotakesel is Pakra, 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 Chhotakesel.

Chhotakesel is about 51 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhotakesel is in Bandgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Bandgaon is about 13 km away. Pakra is about 28 km away. Khunti is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.