About Chhatakahu Village

Chhatakahu is a mid sized village in Kurdeg tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 947, made up of 479 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 626 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhatakahu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhatakahu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Simdega
Tehsil	Kurdeg
Pincode	835212
Area (hectares)	626 hectares
Population	947
Male Population	479
Female Population	468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhatakahu compares

By the 2011 count Chhatakahu is the 21st largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents. Its 626 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Chhatakahu

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

Chhatakahu lies about 42 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Garposh, about 54 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 Chhatakahu
Tehsil headquarters	Kurdeg	5.6 km
Nearest town	Jashpur Nagar	41 km
District headquarters	Simdega	42 km
Nearest railway station	Garposh	54 km

Villages closest to Chhatakahu

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

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Common questions about Chhatakahu

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhatakahu village had a population of 947. That makes it the 21st largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,919 residents.

Chhatakahu village has 479 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatakahu 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 1012.

The pincode recorded for Chhatakahu is 835212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhatakahu covers 626 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhatakahu falls under Kurdeg tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chhatakahu is Garposh, about 54 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chhatakahu.

Chhatakahu is about 42 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhatakahu is in Kurdeg tehsil of Simdega district. Kurdeg is about 5.6 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 41 km away. Simdega is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.