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About Chhan Kata Village

Chhan Kata is a small village in Sonua tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 208 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 208 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhan Kata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhan Kata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Sonua
Pincode 833105
Area (hectares) 208 hectares
Population 414
Male Population 208
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chhan Kata compares

By the 2011 count Chhan Kata is the 65th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 208 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1006.

Getting to Chhan Kata

The census records public bus service for Chhan Kata as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chhan Kata from other places

Chhan Kata lies about 20 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum. 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 Chhan Kata
Tehsil headquarters Sonua 1.7 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 20 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 21 km

Villages closest to Chhan Kata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sonua 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 Chhan Kata

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhan Kata village had a population of 414. That makes it the 65th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Chhan Kata village has 208 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhan Kata has about 990 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 1006.

The pincode recorded for Chhan Kata is 833105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhan Kata covers 208 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhan Kata falls under Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Chhan Kata notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Chhan Kata.

Chhan Kata is about 20 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhan Kata is in Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Sonua is about 1.7 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 20 km away. Chakradharpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jorapokhar (under 2 km), Masurikudar (under 2 km) and Chandipos (under 2 km).

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

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