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About Chama Village

Chama is a mid sized village in Manika tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,355, made up of 719 males and 636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chama village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Manika
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 398 hectares
Population 1,355
Male Population 719
Female Population 636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chama compares

By the 2011 count Chama is the 22nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents. Its 398 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Chama

Chama is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chama as Available within <5 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 Chama from other places

Chama lies about 39 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Kechki, about 5.8 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 Chama
Nearest railway station Kechki 5.8 km
Nearest town Medininagar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Manika 21 km
District headquarters Latehar 39 km

Villages closest to Chama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chama village had a population of 1,355. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,074 residents.

Chama village has 719 males and 636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chama has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

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

Chama covers 398 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chama falls under Manika tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chama is Kechki, about 5.8 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 10+ km distance for Chama.

Chama is about 39 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chama is in Manika tehsil of Latehar district. Kechki is about 5.8 km away. Medininagar is about 16 km away. Manika is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokhri (6.0 km), Kutmu (6.3 km) and Nawadih (8.6 km).

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

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