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About Chatakpur Village

Chatakpur is a large village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,153, made up of 2,216 males and 1,937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatakpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Kanke
Pincode 835222
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 4,153
Male Population 2,216
Female Population 1,937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chatakpur compares

By the 2011 count Chatakpur is the 11th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Chatakpur

Chatakpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chatakpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chatakpur from other places

Chatakpur lies about 7.2 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Argora, about 7.0 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 Chatakpur
Tehsil headquarters Kanke 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Argora 7.0 km
Nearest town Rātu 7.1 km
District headquarters Ranchi 7.2 km

Villages closest to Chatakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatakpur village had a population of 4,153. That makes it the 11th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Chatakpur village has 2,216 males and 1,937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatakpur has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Chatakpur is 835222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatakpur covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chatakpur falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chatakpur is Argora, about 7.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chatakpur.

Chatakpur is about 7.2 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatakpur is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Kanke is about 5.4 km away. Argora is about 7.0 km away. Rātu is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanaisoso (under 2 km), Pandra (under 2 km) and Jhiri (under 2 km).

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

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