About Chama Village

Chama is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 356 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chama village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Ghaghra
Pincode	835331
Area (hectares)	238 hectares
Population	725
Male Population	356
Female Population	369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
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 53rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

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 31 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 24 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	Ghaghra	7.7 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	21 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	24 km
District headquarters	Gumla	31 km

Villages closest to Chama

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghaghra 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 725. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Chama village has 356 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chama has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Chama is 835331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chama covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chama falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chama is Lohardaga, about 24 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 31 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chama is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 7.7 km away. Lohārdagā is about 21 km away. Lohardaga is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.