About Chau Village

Chau is a small village in Senha tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 134 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,104 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chau village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Lohardaga
Tehsil	Senha
Pincode	835302
Area (hectares)	289 hectares
Population	282
Male Population	134
Female Population	148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,104
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 Chau compares

By the 2011 count Chau is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 289 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 996.

Getting to Chau

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

Chau lies about 14 km from Lohardaga. 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 Chau
Tehsil headquarters	Senha	9.3 km
District headquarters	Lohardaga	14 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	14 km

Villages closest to Chau

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chau village had a population of 282. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Chau village has 134 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chau has about 1104 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Chau is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chau covers 289 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chau falls under Senha tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Chau notes the nearest railway station 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 Chau.

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

Chau is in Senha tehsil of Lohardaga district. Senha is about 9.3 km away. Lohardaga is about 14 km away. Lohārdagā is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.