About Chain Village

Chain is a small village in Herhanj tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 233 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chain village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Herhanj
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	349 hectares
Population	451
Male Population	233
Female Population	218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	936
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 Chain compares

By the 2011 count Chain is the 31st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 349 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Chain

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

Chain lies about 28 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Balumath, about 19 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 Chain
Tehsil headquarters	Herhanj	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Balumath	19 km
District headquarters	Latehar	28 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	28 km

Villages closest to Chain

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.

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Common questions about Chain

As per the Census of India 2011, Chain village had a population of 451. That makes it the 31st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Chain village has 233 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chain has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 975.

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

Chain covers 349 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.

Chain falls under Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chain is Balumath, about 19 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 Chain.

Chain is about 28 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chain is in Herhanj tehsil of Latehar district. Herhanj is about 3.8 km away. Balumath is about 19 km away. Latehar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.