About Chama Village

Chama is a large village in Chanho tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,622, made up of 1,854 males and 1,768 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2075 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chama Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chama village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Chanho
Pincode	829205
Area (hectares)	2075 hectares
Population	3,622
Male Population	1,854
Female Population	1,768
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chama compares

By the 2011 count Chama is the 6th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents. Its 2075 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chama

Chama is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chama as Available within village. 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 Chama from other places

Chama lies about 55 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 8.1 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 Chama
Nearest railway station	Pokla	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chanho	10 km
Nearest town	Khunti	30 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	55 km

Villages closest to Chama

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chama village had a population of 3,622. That makes it the 6th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,605 residents.

Chama village has 1,854 males and 1,768 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chama has about 954 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Chama is 829205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chama covers 2075 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chama falls under Chanho tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Chama is Pokla, about 8.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chama.

Chama is about 55 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chama is in Chanho tehsil of Ranchi district. Pokla is about 8.1 km away. Chanho is about 10 km away. Khunti is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.