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About Chamri Village

Chamri is a small village in Khunti tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 134 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Khunti
Pincode 835210
Area (hectares) 200 hectares
Population 262
Male Population 134
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Chamri compares

By the 2011 count Chamri is the 113th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 600 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Chamri

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

Chamri lies about 9.8 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Balasiring, about 16 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 Chamri
Tehsil headquarters Khunti 9.8 km
Nearest railway station Balasiring 16 km

Villages closest to Chamri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamri village had a population of 262. That makes it the 113th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 600 residents.

Chamri village has 134 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamri has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Chamri is 835210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamri covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chamri falls under Khunti tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chamri is Balasiring, about 16 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 Chamri.

Chamri is about 9.8 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamri is in Khunti tehsil of Khunti district. Khunti is about 9.8 km away. Balasiring is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hurlung (under 2 km), Hesahatu (1.8 km) and Jamri (1.9 km).

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

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