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About Chokahatu Village

Chokahatu is one of the larger villages in Sonahatu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,361, made up of 2,651 males and 2,710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1396 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chokahatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chokahatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Sonahatu
Pincode 835102
Area (hectares) 1396 hectares
Population 5,361
Male Population 2,651
Female Population 2,710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chokahatu compares

By the 2011 count Chokahatu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents. Its 1396 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Chokahatu

Chokahatu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chokahatu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chokahatu from other places

Chokahatu lies about 54 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Suisa, about 11 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 Chokahatu
Tehsil headquarters Sonahatu 10 km
Nearest railway station Suisa 11 km
Nearest town Būndu 22 km
District headquarters Ranchi 54 km

Villages closest to Chokahatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chokahatu village had a population of 5,361. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents.

Chokahatu village has 2,651 males and 2,710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chokahatu has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Chokahatu is 835102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chokahatu covers 1396 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chokahatu falls under Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chokahatu is Suisa, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chokahatu.

Chokahatu is about 54 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chokahatu is in Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district. Sonahatu is about 10 km away. Suisa is about 11 km away. Būndu is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Buruhatu Sundrup (2.2 km), Pandadih (2.3 km) and Mahil (2.6 km).

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

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