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About Chano Village

Chano is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 903, made up of 449 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chano Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chano village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Birni
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 411 hectares
Population 903
Male Population 449
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chano compares

By the 2011 count Chano is the 72nd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 411 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Chano

Chano is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chano 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 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 77 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chaura BH, about 6.7 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 town Jamūī 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Chaura BH 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Birni 23 km
District headquarters Giridih 77 km

Villages closest to Chano

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Birni 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 903. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Chano village has 449 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chano has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Chano is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chano covers 411 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chano falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chano is Chaura BH, about 6.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chano.

Chano is about 77 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chano is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Jamūī is about 5.8 km away. Chaura BH is about 6.7 km away. Birni is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banpura (3.4 km), Belna (4.1 km) and Kalyanpur (5.8 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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