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About Chandgo Village

Chandgo is a small village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 200 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 493.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandgo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandgo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Chainpur
Pincode 835206
Area (hectares) 493.87 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 200
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
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 Chandgo compares

By the 2011 count Chandgo is the 57th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 682 residents. Its 493.87 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Chandgo

Chandgo is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chandgo 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 Chandgo from other places

Chandgo lies about 110 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Chianki, about 3.7 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 Chandgo
Nearest railway station Chianki 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Chainpur 9.2 km
Nearest town Medininagar 11 km
District headquarters Gumla 110 km

Villages closest to Chandgo

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chainpur 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 Chandgo

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandgo village had a population of 396. That makes it the 57th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 682 residents.

Chandgo village has 200 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandgo has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Chandgo is 835206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandgo covers 493.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandgo falls under Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chandgo is Chianki, about 3.7 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 10+ km distance for Chandgo.

Chandgo is about 110 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandgo is in Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district. Chianki is about 3.7 km away. Chainpur is about 9.2 km away. Medininagar is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuiya (2.4 km), Sokrahatu (2.5 km) and Janawal (6.3 km).

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

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