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About Chetmal Village

Chetmal is a small village in Thethaitangar tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 171 males and 195 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chetmal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chetmal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Thethaitangar
Pincode 835226
Area (hectares) 373.45 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 171
Female Population 195
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,140
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chetmal compares

By the 2011 count Chetmal is the 55th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents. Its 373.45 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 999.

Getting to Chetmal

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

How far is Chetmal from other places

Chetmal lies about 21 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Sonakhan, about 32 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 Chetmal
Tehsil headquarters Thethaitangar 11 km
District headquarters Simdega 21 km
Nearest railway station Sonakhan 32 km

Villages closest to Chetmal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chetmal village had a population of 366. That makes it the 55th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents.

Chetmal village has 171 males and 195 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chetmal has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Chetmal is 835226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chetmal covers 373.45 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.

Chetmal falls under Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chetmal is Sonakhan, about 32 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 <5 km distance for Chetmal.

Chetmal is about 21 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chetmal is in Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district. Thethaitangar is about 11 km away. Simdega is about 21 km away. Sonakhan 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 Kurumdegi (under 2 km), Koranjo (1.6 km) and Dharhibahar (1.9 km).

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

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