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About Chanchi Village

Chanchi is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 661, made up of 332 males and 329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanchi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835208
Area (hectares) 230 hectares
Population 661
Male Population 332
Female Population 329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanchi compares

By the 2011 count Chanchi is the 67th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 230 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Chanchi

Chanchi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chanchi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chanchi from other places

Chanchi lies about 29 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, 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 Chanchi
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 5.8 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 17 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 20 km
District headquarters Gumla 29 km

Villages closest to Chanchi

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.

Common questions about Chanchi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanchi village had a population of 661. That makes it the 67th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Chanchi village has 332 males and 329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanchi has about 991 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 1002.

The pincode recorded for Chanchi is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanchi covers 230 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chanchi falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chanchi is Lohardaga, 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 within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chanchi.

Chanchi is about 29 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanchi is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 5.8 km away. Lohārdagā is about 17 km away. Lohardaga is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bala Khatanga (under 2 km), Gutua (1.7 km) and Gutuajokari (1.7 km).

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

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