About Chaldag Village

Chaldag is a large village in Angara tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,634, made up of 1,849 males and 1,785 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaldag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaldag village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Angara
Pincode	835103
Area (hectares)	246 hectares
Population	3,634
Male Population	1,849
Female Population	1,785
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
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 Chaldag compares

By the 2011 count Chaldag is the 5th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Chaldag

Chaldag is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chaldag 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaldag from other places

Chaldag lies about 20 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gangaghat, about 6.2 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 Chaldag
Tehsil headquarters	Angara	2.7 km
Nearest railway station	Gangaghat	6.2 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	20 km

Villages closest to Chaldag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaldag village had a population of 3,634. That makes it the 5th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Chaldag village has 1,849 males and 1,785 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaldag has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Chaldag is 835103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaldag covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaldag falls under Angara tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaldag is Gangaghat, about 6.2 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chaldag.

Chaldag is about 20 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaldag is in Angara tehsil of Ranchi district. Angara is about 2.7 km away. Gangaghat is about 6.2 km away. Ranchi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.