About Chalgida Village

Chalgida is a mid sized village in Rania tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 612, made up of 319 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 609 hectares hectares.

Chalgida Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalgida village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Khunti
Tehsil	Rania
Area (hectares)	609 hectares
Population	612
Male Population	319
Female Population	293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalgida compares

By the 2011 count Chalgida is the 27th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 601 residents. Its 609 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Chalgida

Chalgida is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chalgida as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chalgida from other places

Chalgida lies about 50 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Mahabuang, about 15 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 Chalgida
Tehsil headquarters	Rania	12 km
Nearest railway station	Mahabuang	15 km
Nearest town	Birmitrapur	44 km
District headquarters	Khunti	50 km

Villages closest to Chalgida

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalgida village had a population of 612. That makes it the 27th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 601 residents.

Chalgida village has 319 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalgida has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Chalgida covers 609 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chalgida falls under Rania tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chalgida is Mahabuang, about 15 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chalgida.

Chalgida is about 50 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalgida is in Rania tehsil of Khunti district. Rania is about 12 km away. Mahabuang is about 15 km away. Birmitrapur is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.