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About Chaukipahar Village

Chaukipahar is a small village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 87 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaukipahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukipahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 39 hectares
Population 172
Male Population 87
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chaukipahar compares

By the 2011 count Chaukipahar is the 91st largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Chaukipahar

Chaukipahar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chaukipahar as Available within 10+ 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaukipahar from other places

Chaukipahar lies about 39 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about 5.1 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 Chaukipahar
Nearest railway station Bakudi 5.1 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 19 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 39 km

Villages closest to Chaukipahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukipahar village had a population of 172. That makes it the 91st largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Chaukipahar village has 87 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukipahar has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Chaukipahar is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaukipahar covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaukipahar falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaukipahar is Bakudi, about 5.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chaukipahar.

Chaukipahar is about 39 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaukipahar is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bakudi is about 5.1 km away. Rājmahal is about 13 km away. Taljhari is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malituk (2.4 km), Paktaripahar (3.1 km) and Chhota Talbana (3.3 km).

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

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