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About Chana Kalan Village

Chana Kalan is a mid sized village in Ramna tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,136, made up of 591 males and 545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 834 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chana Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chana Kalan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Ramna
Pincode 822128
Area (hectares) 834 hectares
Population 1,136
Male Population 591
Female Population 545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chana Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Chana Kalan is the 23rd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents. Its 834 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Chana Kalan

Chana Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chana Kalan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chana Kalan from other places

Chana Kalan lies about 30 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Nagar Untari, about 7.2 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 Chana Kalan
Nearest railway station Nagar Untari 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramna 9.4 km
District headquarters Garhwa 30 km

Villages closest to Chana Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramna 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 Chana Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chana Kalan village had a population of 1,136. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,857 residents.

Chana Kalan village has 591 males and 545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chana Kalan has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Chana Kalan is 822128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chana Kalan covers 834 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chana Kalan falls under Ramna tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chana Kalan is Nagar Untari, about 7.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chana Kalan.

Chana Kalan is about 30 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chana Kalan is in Ramna tehsil of Garhwa district. Nagar Untari is about 7.2 km away. Ramna is about 9.4 km away. Garhwa is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokharaha (under 2 km), Garda (1.7 km) and Sangbarwa Alias Chhapardaga (2.7 km).

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

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