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About Chani Village

Chani is a mid sized village in Lawalaung tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 630, made up of 326 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Chatra
Tehsil Lawalaung
Pincode 825404
Area (hectares) 433.12 hectares
Population 630
Male Population 326
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chani compares

By the 2011 count Chani is the 32nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 522 residents. Its 433.12 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Chani

Chani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chani as Available within <5 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 Chani from other places

Chani lies about 18 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Bukru, about 31 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 Chani
Tehsil headquarters Lawalaung 18 km
District headquarters Chatra 18 km
Nearest town Chatrā 18 km
Nearest railway station Bukru 31 km

Villages closest to Chani

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 Chani

As per the Census of India 2011, Chani village had a population of 630. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 522 residents.

Chani village has 326 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chani has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

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

Chani covers 433.12 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.

Chani falls under Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chani is Bukru, about 31 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chani.

Chani is about 18 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chani is in Lawalaung tehsil of Chatra district. Lawalaung is about 18 km away. Chatra is about 18 km away. Chatrā is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barhed (under 2 km), Kadhe (1.5 km) and Sohawan (1.9 km).

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

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