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About Chengre Village

Chengre is a small village in Rania tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9, made up of 5 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chengre Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chengre village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Rania
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 9
Male Population 5
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chengre compares

By the 2011 count Chengre is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 601 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Chengre

Chengre is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chengre 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chengre from other places

Chengre lies about 34 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 21 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 Chengre
Tehsil headquarters Rania 4.2 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 21 km
District headquarters Khunti 34 km

Villages closest to Chengre

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.

Common questions about Chengre

As per the Census of India 2011, Chengre village had a population of 9. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 601 residents.

Chengre village has 5 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chengre has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Chengre is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chengre covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chengre falls under Rania tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chengre is Pakra, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chengre.

Chengre is about 34 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chengre is in Rania tehsil of Khunti district. Rania is about 4.2 km away. Pakra is about 21 km away. Khunti is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khudibir (1.7 km), Kishunpur (2.4 km) and Garhsidam (2.7 km).

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

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