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About Choga Village

Choga is a mid sized village in Ichagarh tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,074, made up of 546 males and 528 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Choga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Choga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Ichagarh
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 272 hectares
Population 1,074
Male Population 546
Female Population 528
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Choga compares

By the 2011 count Choga is the 23rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 272 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 983.

Getting to Choga

The census records public bus service for Choga as Available within <5 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 Choga from other places

Choga lies about 29 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Tiraldih, about 5.5 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 Choga
Nearest railway station Tiraldih 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Ichagarh 7.9 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 29 km
Nearest town Būndu 32 km

Villages closest to Choga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Choga village had a population of 1,074. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Choga village has 546 males and 528 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Choga has about 967 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 983.

The pincode recorded for Choga is 832403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Choga covers 272 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Choga falls under Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Choga is Tiraldih, about 5.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Choga.

Choga is about 29 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Choga is in Ichagarh tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Tiraldih is about 5.5 km away. Ichagarh is about 7.9 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badadih (under 2 km), Chhota Chunchuria (under 2 km) and Soro (1.7 km).

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

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