About Chando Village

Chando is one of the larger villages in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,743, made up of 2,903 males and 2,840 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 857.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chando Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chando village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chainpur
Pincode	822110
Area (hectares)	857.52 hectares
Population	5,743
Male Population	2,903
Female Population	2,840
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chando compares

By the 2011 count Chando is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 857.52 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Chando

Chando is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chando as Available within 10+ 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 Chando from other places

Chando lies about 21 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chaudhribandh, about 18 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 Chando
Nearest railway station	Chaudhribandh	18 km
Nearest town	Gumia	20 km
District headquarters	Palamu	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chainpur	24 km

Villages closest to Chando

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chando village had a population of 5,743. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Chando village has 2,903 males and 2,840 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chando has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Chando is 822110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chando covers 857.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chando falls under Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chando is Chaudhribandh, about 18 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chando.

Chando is about 21 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chando is in Chainpur tehsil of Palamu district. Chaudhribandh is about 18 km away. Gumia is about 20 km away. Palamu is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.