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About Chatarma Village

Chatarma is a mid sized village in Nimdih tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,289, made up of 668 males and 621 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 567 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatarma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatarma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Nimdih
Pincode 832403
Area (hectares) 567 hectares
Population 1,289
Male Population 668
Female Population 621
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chatarma compares

By the 2011 count Chatarma is the 23rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 567 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 954.

Getting to Chatarma

Chatarma is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chatarma 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chatarma from other places

Chatarma lies about 78 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Tatisilwai Junction, about under 2 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 Chatarma
Nearest railway station Tatisilwai Junction under 2 km
Nearest town Ranchi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Nimdih 32 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 78 km

Villages closest to Chatarma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatarma village had a population of 1,289. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Chatarma village has 668 males and 621 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatarma has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

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

Chatarma covers 567 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chatarma falls under Nimdih tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chatarma is Tatisilwai Junction, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chatarma.

Chatarma is about 78 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatarma is in Nimdih tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Tatisilwai Junction is about under 2 km away. Ranchi is about 14 km away. Nimdih is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hakasara (5.3 km), Harasundarpur (5.3 km) and Ruriara (5.3 km).

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

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