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About Chalpahar Village

Chalpahar is a small village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 15 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,267 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalpahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalpahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 35 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 15
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,267
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chalpahar compares

By the 2011 count Chalpahar is the 179th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 35 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Chalpahar

Chalpahar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chalpahar 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chalpahar from other places

Chalpahar lies about 38 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about 1.6 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 Chalpahar
Nearest railway station Bakudi 1.6 km
Nearest town Rājmahal 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 18 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 38 km

Villages closest to Chalpahar

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 Chalpahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalpahar village had a population of 34. That makes it the 179th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Chalpahar village has 15 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalpahar has about 1267 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

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

Chalpahar covers 35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chalpahar falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chalpahar is Bakudi, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Chalpahar.

Chalpahar is about 38 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalpahar is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bakudi is about 1.6 km away. Rājmahal is about 14 km away. Taljhari is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paktaripahar (under 2 km), Gadaitungi (under 2 km) and Bakudih (under 2 km).

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

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