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About Chalniya Village

Chalniya is a small village in Burmu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 318, made up of 144 males and 174 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,208 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalniya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalniya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Burmu
Pincode 835214
Area (hectares) 211.2 hectares
Population 318
Male Population 144
Female Population 174
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,208
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 Chalniya compares

By the 2011 count Chalniya is the 71st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 211.2 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 976.

Getting to Chalniya

Chalniya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chalniya 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 Chalniya from other places

Chalniya lies about 32 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Chhapar, about 9.7 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 Chalniya
Tehsil headquarters Burmu 6.3 km
Nearest railway station Chhapar 9.7 km
Nearest town Patrātu 14 km
District headquarters Ranchi 32 km

Villages closest to Chalniya

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.

Common questions about Chalniya

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalniya village had a population of 318. That makes it the 71st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Chalniya village has 144 males and 174 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalniya has about 1208 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

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

Chalniya covers 211.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chalniya falls under Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chalniya is Chhapar, about 9.7 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 Chalniya.

Chalniya is about 32 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalniya is in Burmu tehsil of Ranchi district. Burmu is about 6.3 km away. Chhapar is about 9.7 km away. Patrātu is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anatu (under 2 km), Erud (under 2 km) and Lawagara (1.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chalniya today is likely to be higher.

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