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About Chatwal Village

Chatwal is a large village in Mandar tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,163, made up of 1,115 males and 1,048 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatwal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Mandar
Pincode 835214
Area (hectares) 540 hectares
Population 2,163
Male Population 1,115
Female Population 1,048
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chatwal compares

By the 2011 count Chatwal is the 26th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 540 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 973.

Getting to Chatwal

Chatwal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chatwal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chatwal from other places

Chatwal lies about 24 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tangarbansali, about 12 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 Chatwal
Tehsil headquarters Mandar 3.1 km
Nearest town Rātu 12 km
Nearest railway station Tangarbansali 12 km
District headquarters Ranchi 24 km

Villages closest to Chatwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatwal village had a population of 2,163. That makes it the 26th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Chatwal village has 1,115 males and 1,048 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatwal has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Chatwal is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatwal covers 540 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chatwal falls under Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chatwal is Tangarbansali, about 12 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chatwal.

Chatwal is about 24 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatwal is in Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district. Mandar is about 3.1 km away. Rātu is about 12 km away. Tangarbansali is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keskani (1.8 km), Bargari (2.3 km) and Karge (2.4 km).

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

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