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About Renchi Village

Renchi is a mid sized village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,191, made up of 602 males and 589 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 520 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Renchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Renchi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Chandwa
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 520 hectares
Population 1,191
Male Population 602
Female Population 589
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Renchi compares

By the 2011 count Renchi is the 26th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 520 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 Renchi

Renchi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Renchi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Renchi from other places

Renchi lies about 14 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Chetar, about 11 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 Renchi
Nearest railway station Chetar 11 km
District headquarters Latehar 14 km
Nearest town Lātehār 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwa 15 km

Villages closest to Renchi

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.

Common questions about Renchi

As per the Census of India 2011, Renchi village had a population of 1,191. That makes it the 26th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Renchi village has 602 males and 589 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Renchi has about 978 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 Renchi is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Renchi covers 520 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Renchi falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Renchi is Chetar, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Renchi.

Renchi is about 14 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Renchi is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. Chetar is about 11 km away. Latehar is about 14 km away. Lātehār is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banhardi (2.6 km), Surli (3.3 km) and Serak (5.2 km).

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

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