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About Chikor Village

Chikor is a large village in Patratu tehsil, in the district of Ramgarh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,767, made up of 2,450 males and 2,317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikor village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ramgarh
Tehsil Patratu
Pincode 829143
Area (hectares) 398.6 hectares
Population 4,767
Male Population 2,450
Female Population 2,317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Chikor compares

By the 2011 count Chikor is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents. Its 398.6 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Chikor

The census records public bus service for Chikor 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 Chikor from other places

Chikor lies about 15 km from Ramgarh, and the nearest railway station is Bhurkunda, about 1.7 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 Chikor
Nearest railway station Bhurkunda 1.7 km
Nearest town Saunda 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Patratu 8.6 km
District headquarters Ramgarh 15 km

Villages closest to Chikor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikor village had a population of 4,767. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,385 residents.

Chikor village has 2,450 males and 2,317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikor has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Chikor is 829143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikor covers 398.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chikor falls under Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chikor is Bhurkunda, about 1.7 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 <5 km distance for Chikor.

Chikor is about 15 km from Ramgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikor is in Patratu tehsil of Ramgarh district. Bhurkunda is about 1.7 km away. Saunda is about 6.8 km away. Patratu is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ladi (under 2 km), Lapanga (under 2 km) and Nimi (1.5 km).

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

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