About Chanch Village

Chanch is a large village in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,565, made up of 1,855 males and 1,710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanch Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanch village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Nirsa Cum Chirkunda
Pincode	828204
Area (hectares)	151 hectares
Population	3,565
Male Population	1,855
Female Population	1,710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chanch compares

By the 2011 count Chanch is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Chanch

Chanch is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chanch as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chanch from other places

Chanch lies about 26 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Netaji SC Bose Junction Gomoh, about 5.8 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 Chanch
Nearest railway station	Netaji SC Bose Junction Gomoh	5.8 km
Nearest town	Gomoh	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nirsa Cum Chirkunda	26 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	26 km

Villages closest to Chanch

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda 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 Chanch

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanch village had a population of 3,565. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,189 residents.

Chanch village has 1,855 males and 1,710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanch has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Chanch is 828204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanch covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chanch falls under Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chanch is Netaji SC Bose Junction Gomoh, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chanch.

Chanch is about 26 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanch is in Nirsa Cum Chirkunda tehsil of Dhanbad district. Netaji SC Bose Junction Gomoh is about 5.8 km away. Gomoh is about 5.8 km away. Nirsa Cum Chirkunda is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.