About Chengai Village

Chengai is a mid sized village in Bashant Rai tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 984, made up of 518 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89 hectares hectares.

Chengai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chengai village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Bashant Rai
Area (hectares)	89 hectares
Population	984
Male Population	518
Female Population	466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chengai compares

By the 2011 count Chengai is the 39th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents. Its 89 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Chengai

Chengai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chengai as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available. 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 Chengai from other places

Chengai lies about 23 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 20 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 Chengai
Tehsil headquarters	Bashant Rai	4.1 km
Nearest railway station	Ghogha	20 km
District headquarters	Godda	23 km

Villages closest to Chengai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bashant Rai 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 Chengai

As per the Census of India 2011, Chengai village had a population of 984. That makes it the 39th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,126 residents.

Chengai village has 518 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chengai has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Chengai covers 89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chengai falls under Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chengai is Ghogha, about 20 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 and private bus service as Available for Chengai.

Chengai is about 23 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chengai is in Bashant Rai tehsil of Godda district. Bashant Rai is about 4.1 km away. Ghogha is about 20 km away. Godda is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.