About Chakme Village

Chakme is a large village in Burmu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,023, made up of 1,540 males and 1,483 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 557.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakme Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakme village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Burmu
Pincode	835214
Area (hectares)	557.62 hectares
Population	3,023
Male Population	1,540
Female Population	1,483
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
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 Chakme compares

By the 2011 count Chakme is the 4th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 557.62 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Chakme

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

Chakme lies about 31 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Kole, about 12 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 Chakme
Tehsil headquarters	Burmu	2.6 km
Nearest railway station	Kole	12 km
Nearest town	Churi	17 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	31 km

Villages closest to Chakme

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakme village had a population of 3,023. That makes it the 4th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Chakme village has 1,540 males and 1,483 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakme has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Chakme is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakme covers 557.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakme falls under Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chakme is Kole, about 12 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 Chakme.

Chakme is about 31 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakme is in Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district. Burmu is about 2.6 km away. Kole is about 12 km away. Churi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.