About Chama Village

Chama is one of the larger villages in Meral tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,221, made up of 2,672 males and 2,549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 709.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chama village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Meral
Pincode	822114
Area (hectares)	709.26 hectares
Population	5,221
Male Population	2,672
Female Population	2,549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
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 Chama compares

By the 2011 count Chama is the 4th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents. Its 709.26 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Chama

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

Chama lies about 9.3 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Meralgram, about 10 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 Chama
Tehsil headquarters	Meral	9.2 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	9.3 km
Nearest railway station	Meralgram	10 km

Villages closest to Chama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chama village had a population of 5,221. That makes it the 4th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,757 residents.

Chama village has 2,672 males and 2,549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chama has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Chama is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chama covers 709.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chama falls under Meral tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chama is Meralgram, about 10 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 Chama.

Chama is about 9.3 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chama is in Meral tehsil of Garhwa district. Meral is about 9.2 km away. Garhwa is about 9.3 km away. Meralgram is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.