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About Chano Village

Chano is a small village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 48 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 340 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chano Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chano village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Lawalaung
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 340 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 48
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
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 Chano compares

By the 2011 count Chano is the 78th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 340 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 970.

Getting to Chano

Chano is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chano 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 Chano from other places

Chano lies about 32 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 30 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 Chano
Nearest railway station Balumath 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Lawalaung 32 km
District headquarters Chatra 32 km
Nearest town Chatrā 32 km

Villages closest to Chano

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chano village had a population of 99. That makes it the 78th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Chano village has 48 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chano has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Chano is 825404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chano covers 340 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chano falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chano is Balumath, about 30 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 Chano.

Chano is about 32 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chano is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Balumath is about 30 km away. Lawalaung is about 32 km away. Chatra 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 Jordag (under 2 km), Hardipur (1.6 km) and Kotari (1.7 km).

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

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