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About Chama Village

Chama is a small village in Medininagar tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 414, made up of 211 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chama village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Medininagar
Pincode 822132
Area (hectares) 101 hectares
Population 414
Male Population 211
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chama compares

By the 2011 count Chama is the 40th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,594 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Chama

Chama is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chama as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Banua Alias Sala, Baratola, Barkinebhi and Bhogu. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 414. That makes it the 40th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,594 residents.

Chama village has 211 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chama has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Chama is 822132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chama covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chama falls under Medininagar tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Chama notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chama.

Chama is in Medininagar tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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