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About Chakdaha Village

Chakdaha is a mid sized village in Ghatshila tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 461 males and 438 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakdaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakdaha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Ghatshila
Pincode 832303
Area (hectares) 267 hectares
Population 899
Male Population 461
Female Population 438
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Chakdaha compares

By the 2011 count Chakdaha is the 28th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 596 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 990.

Getting to Chakdaha

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

Chakdaha lies about 11 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chirugoda, about 9.0 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 Chakdaha
Nearest railway station Chirugoda 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatshila 10 km
Nearest town Ghātsīla 10 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 11 km

Villages closest to Chakdaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakdaha village had a population of 899. That makes it the 28th largest of the 144 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 596 residents.

Chakdaha village has 461 males and 438 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakdaha has about 950 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 990.

The pincode recorded for Chakdaha is 832303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakdaha covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakdaha falls under Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chakdaha is Chirugoda, about 9.0 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 Chakdaha.

Chakdaha is about 11 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakdaha is in Ghatshila tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Chirugoda is about 9.0 km away. Ghatshila is about 10 km away. Ghātsīla is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Choraigora (3.2 km), Karaduba (4.0 km) and Gandhaniya (4.3 km).

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

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