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About Chaea Village

Chaea is a small village in Herhanj tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 346, made up of 168 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaea Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaea village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Herhanj
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 234 hectares
Population 346
Male Population 168
Female Population 178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
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 Chaea compares

By the 2011 count Chaea is the 35th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Chaea

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

Chaea lies about 18 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kusmahi, about 20 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 Chaea
Tehsil headquarters Herhanj 7.5 km
District headquarters Latehar 18 km
Nearest town Lātehār 18 km
Nearest railway station Kusmahi 20 km

Villages closest to Chaea

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaea village had a population of 346. That makes it the 35th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Chaea village has 168 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaea has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

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

Chaea covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chaea falls under Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaea is Kusmahi, about 20 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 Chaea.

Chaea is about 18 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaea is in Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district. Herhanj is about 7.5 km away. Latehar is about 18 km away. Lātehār is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jani (under 2 km), Jawar (under 2 km) and Lath (1.8 km).

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

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