About Chatak Village

Chatak is a mid sized village in Dulmi tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,621, made up of 848 males and 773 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatak village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ramgarh
Tehsil	Dulmi
Pincode	825101
Area (hectares)	390.34 hectares
Population	1,621
Male Population	848
Female Population	773
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	912
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chatak compares

By the 2011 count Chatak is the 20th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents. Its 390.34 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Chatak

Chatak is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chatak 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chatak from other places

Chatak lies about 39 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Namkon, about 6.0 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 Chatak
Nearest railway station	Namkon	6.0 km
Nearest town	Ranchi	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dulmi	28 km
District headquarters	Ramgarh	39 km

Villages closest to Chatak

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatak village had a population of 1,621. That makes it the 20th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,656 residents.

Chatak village has 848 males and 773 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatak has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Chatak is 825101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatak covers 390.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chatak falls under Dulmi tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chatak is Namkon, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chatak.

Chatak is about 39 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatak is in Dulmi tehsil of Ramgarh district. Namkon is about 6.0 km away. Ranchi is about 9.5 km away. Dulmi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.