About An Village

An is a mid sized village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,807, made up of 921 males and 886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 488 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

An Overview

Census 2011 figures for An village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Chandwa
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	488 hectares
Population	1,807
Male Population	921
Female Population	886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
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 An compares

By the 2011 count An is the 14th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 488 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to An

An is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for An 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 An from other places

An lies about 16 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Chetar, about 2.1 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 An
Nearest railway station	Chetar	2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandwa	9.6 km
District headquarters	Latehar	16 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	16 km

Villages closest to An

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

As per the Census of India 2011, An village had a population of 1,807. That makes it the 14th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

An village has 921 males and 886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, An has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for An is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

An covers 488 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

An falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to An is Chetar, about 2.1 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 An.

An is about 16 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

An is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. Chetar is about 2.1 km away. Chandwa is about 9.6 km away. Latehar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.