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About Kolchakra Village

Kolchakra is a mid sized village in Chakradharpur tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,574, made up of 811 males and 763 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolchakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolchakra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Chakradharpur
Pincode 833102
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 1,574
Male Population 811
Female Population 763
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kolchakra compares

By the 2011 count Kolchakra is the 15th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Kolchakra

Kolchakra is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kolchakra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolchakra from other places

Kolchakra lies about 13 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about under 2 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 Kolchakra
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur under 2 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 13 km

Villages closest to Kolchakra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolchakra village had a population of 1,574. That makes it the 15th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Kolchakra village has 811 males and 763 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolchakra has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Kolchakra is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolchakra covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolchakra falls under Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kolchakra is Chakradharpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kolchakra.

Kolchakra is about 13 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolchakra is in Chakradharpur tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Chakradharpur is about under 2 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Somaraidih (under 2 km), Banmalipur (under 2 km) and Jibanbadi (under 2 km).

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

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