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About Chalanga Village

Chalanga is a mid sized village in Bishungarh tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 750, made up of 392 males and 358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 243.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalanga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Bishungarh
Pincode 825312
Area (hectares) 243.42 hectares
Population 750
Male Population 392
Female Population 358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 Chalanga compares

By the 2011 count Chalanga is the 50th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 243.42 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Chalanga

Chalanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chalanga 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 Chalanga from other places

Chalanga lies about 37 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Dumri Bihar, 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 Chalanga
Tehsil headquarters Bishungarh 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Dumri Bihar 24 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 24 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 37 km

Villages closest to Chalanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalanga village had a population of 750. That makes it the 50th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Chalanga village has 392 males and 358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalanga has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Chalanga is 825312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalanga covers 243.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chalanga falls under Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

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

Chalanga is about 37 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalanga is in Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bishungarh is about 3.1 km away. Dumri Bihar is about 24 km away. Barki Saria is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhulahi Murgaon (under 2 km), Bhendamurgi (under 2 km) and Urgi (under 2 km).

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

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