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About Chhotkolma Village

Chhotkolma is a mid sized village in Bundu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 677, made up of 344 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhotkolma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhotkolma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Bundu
Pincode 835204
Area (hectares) 31 hectares
Population 677
Male Population 344
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Chhotkolma compares

By the 2011 count Chhotkolma is the 35th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 713 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Chhotkolma

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

Chhotkolma lies about 41 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 13 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 Chhotkolma
Nearest railway station Gautamdhara 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bundu 15 km
Nearest town Būndu 15 km
District headquarters Ranchi 41 km

Villages closest to Chhotkolma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhotkolma village had a population of 677. That makes it the 35th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 713 residents.

Chhotkolma village has 344 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhotkolma has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Chhotkolma is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhotkolma covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chhotkolma falls under Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chhotkolma is Gautamdhara, about 13 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 Chhotkolma.

Chhotkolma is about 41 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhotkolma is in Bundu tehsil of Ranchi district. Gautamdhara is about 13 km away. Bundu is about 15 km away. Būndu is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barkolma (under 2 km), Khudimadkam (9.1 km) and Reladih (9.6 km).

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

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